US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

                                  TITLE  19
                              CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
                                  CHAPTER 19
                        MODE OF TRIAL -- FORMATION OF
                     TRIAL JURY -- POSTPONEMENT OF TRIAL
    19-1903.  PRESENCE OF DEFENDANT. If the indictment is for a felony, the
defendant must be personally present at the trial; but if for misdemeanor, the
trial may be had in the absence of the defendant.