And a court is actually going to perform a trial?
And if proven guilty he'll get what?
Life?
Death?
BOTH or imaginary filiments to this guy.
What kind of 49 year old man marries a woman in her 90s? She must have been worth something.
Strikes me as an extremely bad precedent for trial “in absentia”, which is strictly forbidden by the U.S. constitution. This is a classic case of the camel’s nose under the tent.
The ruling is in absentia is ok because this person is rendering himself unavailable for trial on purpose. How is that different from fleeing to a country without a U.S. extradition treaty? It’s not. Next step? Trial in absentia for those who flee to a country without an extradition treaty.
The court can order medication so it should be able to order involuntary feeding. Strap the dude down and insert feeding tube. This would be a better solution than to gut the constitution.