“lead a defendant arriving even slightly late to receive an additional charge for failure to appear.”
I can’t for the life of me imagine being late to a court date. It’s not a good idea for any situation.
You know what, stuff happens. I had an appearance long ago in a landlord dispute when my truck transmission died two miles from the courthouse and was blocking traffic. I was fortunate in the I told the first cop on the scene I was due in court and he actually extended the courtesy of calling the court for me.