California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Safety Nat'l Cas. Corp., 199 Cal.Rptr.3d 272, 366 P.3d 57, 62 Cal.4th 703 (Cal. 2016):
We see no basis to limit section 977's application in either respect. (See California v. Ramos, supra, 463 U.S. at pp. 10131014, 103 S.Ct. 3446 ; People v. Jackson, supra, 13 Cal.4th at p. 1211, 56 Cal.Rptr.2d 49, 920 P.2d 1254.) As discussed above, section 977 may require a defendant's presence at a specific court proceeding, even if the Constitution would allow the proceeding to
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