{"data":{"id":"us-mt/46-16-120","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"46-16-120","heading":"Misdemeanor offenses.","body":"In all cases in which the defendant is charged with a misdemeanor offense, the defendant may appear by counsel only, although the court may require the personal attendance of the defendant at any time.","path":["TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 16. TRIAL","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0160/part_0010/section_0200/0460-0160-0010-0200.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:48Z","sha256":"1bd5f828b0c6ed24d197f16db907f176c32e0db774d071b0111da931e360d0a4","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/46-16-119","next":"us-mt/46-16-121"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}