Does a defendant have a right to be present in the courtroom at every stage of his trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Acevedo, G057406 (Cal. App. 2020):
the confrontation clause of the Sixth Amendment of the federal Constitution, a defendant has the "right to be present in the courtroom at every stage of his trial." (Illinois v. Allen (1970) 397 U.S. 337, 338.) A defendant's state constitutional right to be present is generally coextensive with his or her federal constitutional right. (People v. Harris (2008) 43 Cal.4th 1269, 1306.)
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