California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Am. Sur. Co., A156382 (Cal. App. 2020):
Similarly, in People v. Frontier Pac. Ins. Co. (2000) 83 Cal.App.4th 1289, the defendant was not present when the jury reached its verdict. (83 Cal.App.4th at p. 1292.) Defense counsel told the trial court he believed the defendant's nonappearance was due to a misunderstanding or miscommunication, since the defendant had made every other required court
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