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A "failure to appear" (FTA), also known as "bail jumping", occurs when a defendant or respondent does not come before a tribunal as directed in a summons.In the United States, FTAs are punishable by fines, incarceration, or both when committed by a criminal defendant.
These crimes include failure to appear, false statements, obstruction of justice, contempt of court and perjury. Process crimes are sometimes a basis for a "pretextual prosecution", in which prosecutors bring process crime charges against a defendant in order to punish them for another crime for which a conviction is more difficult to obtain.
When the defendant fails to appear for the trial: only if [17] the indictment was duly delivered and; the defendant was duly summoned for the trial (i.e. is not in hiding) and; the defendant has already been formally questioned during pre-trial proceedings (whether or not they elected to remain silent) and
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An appearance may occur when a party physically appears in a court proceeding, or through the filing of a written document with the court. Failure to appear in a timely manner may result in the entry of a default against the non-appearing party. By default, a party's appearance in a court proceeding is unconditional.