Rule 10.2 Consequences of Defendant’s Disruptive Behavior
Part 10: Presence of Defendant, Witnesses, and Spectators
Rule Text
(a) Disruptive Conduct. A defendant who engages in disruptive or disorderly conduct may be removed and shall forfeit the right to be present at that proceeding.
(b) Restoration of Right. The court shall grant any defendant so removed reasonable opportunities to return to the court upon the defendant’s personal assurance of good behavior and/or such other conditions as the court may require. Any subsequent disruptive conduct on the part of the defendant may result in removal.
(c) Continuing Duty of Court. If feasible, the court shall employ reasonable means to enable a defendant removed from a proceeding under this Rule to hear, observe or be informed of the further course of the proceeding, and to consult with counsel at reasonable intervals.