Penal Code 1148
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Penal Code 1148
California Code, Penal Code – PEN § 1148
§ 1148. Presence of defendant on return of verdict; Permissible absence
If charged with a felony the defendant must, before the verdict is received, appear in person, unless, after the exercise of reasonable diligence to procure the presence of the defendant, the court shall find that it will be in the interest of justice that the verdict be received in his absence. If for a misdemeanor, the verdict may be rendered in his absence.