Does a defendant have a right to be present at a critical stage of the criminal prosecution?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Barron, A155001 (Cal. App. 2019):
A defendant has a constitutional and statutory "right to be present at critical stages of a criminal prosecution," including " 'sentencing and pronouncement of judgment.' " (People v. Wilen (2008) 165 Cal.App.4th 270, 286, 287; see also 977, subd. (b)(1).)
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