{"schemaVersion":1,"recordType":"legal-article","id":"law:eri:code:criminal-procedure:2015:article:14","workId":"law:eri:code:criminal-procedure:2015","expressionId":"law:eri:code:criminal-procedure:2015:en","title":"Right of the Accused to be Present","number":"14","language":"en","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/criminal-procedure-code-2015/article/14/","hierarchy":{"book":"BOOK I — THE COURTS, PROSECUTION, DEFENSE AND INVESTIGATION","title":"TITLE II — THE COURTS","chapter":"Chapter 2. — Access to the Courts"},"paragraphs":[{"id":"lead","number":"","text":"An accused shall be present at all Court proceedings in his case unless he refuses or his behavior makes it impossible to conduct the business of the Court and the Court finds that no alternative means are available to ensure the orderly conduct of the proceedings.","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/criminal-procedure-code-2015/article/14/#lead","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"criminal-procedure-code-2015-en","pdfPage":30,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/criminal-procedure-code-2015/page/30/?article=14&paragraph=lead#article-14-lead"}]}],"caution":"English-language 2015 Ministry of Justice edition. Refworld catalogues the English text as an unofficial translation. Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation or whether this text reflects later legal changes."}