North Dakota Code 44-09-07 – Procedure after notice
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If the accused does not appear, the senate, upon proof of service of the notice and articles of impeachment in any manner provided in sections 44-09-05 and 44-09-06, as the circumstances may require, of its own motion or for cause shown, may assign another day for the hearing of the accused, or may proceed in the absence of the accused to trial and judgment.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 44-09-07
- Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.