Is a defendant's personal presence required at a hearing?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Bankers Ins. Co., E058681 (Cal. App. 2016):
"[I]f the record is arguably ambiguous as to whether [the defendant's] personal presence was required at all hearings, we must resolve the ambiguity against the surety." (People v. Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Ins. Co., supra, 194 Cal.App.4th at p. 52.)
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