Assertion: defendant's sentence | /r/CapableOf | conduct proceeding
Facets:
value: in defendant's absence
type: LOCATION
value: in misdemeanor cases
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The fourth sentence of the rule empowering the court in its discretion, with the defendant's written consent, to conduct proceedings in misdemeanor cases in defendant's absence adopts a practice prevailing in some districts comprising very large areas.