§ 137.040 Bringing defendant in custody to pronouncement of judgment

If someone is being held in custody while their case moves forward, the court has to make sure they are present when the judge announces the sentence or ruling. This can happen in one of two ways. The court can order the officer holding the defendant to physically bring them to the courtroom for this final step. Or, the court can arrange for the defendant to appear through a live video or audio connection instead of being brought in person.

Either way, the point of this rule is to make sure the defendant is actually there, in some form, when the judgment is handed down. They cannot have their case decided without being present to hear it, whether that presence is in the courtroom itself or through a live video hookup that meets the legal requirements set out in ORS 131.045.