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 the accused cannot be brought in within one month reckoned from the first day scheduled for the reading, the court may conduct the reading in absence of the accused.

In the event that the reading of a judgment or order has be adjourned because any of the accused is absent, if the remaining accused are to be acquitted, the court shall have the power to provisionally release them pending the reading of such judgment or order.

A judgment, or order, or dissenting opinion must be made in writing signed by the judges sitting at the trial. If any of the judges sitting at the trial disagrees therewith, he has the power to make a dissenting opinion. This dissenting opinion shall be included in the file.

At a deliberative meeting for adoption of a judgment or order, the chief judge, justice commissioner, chief judge of the court in question, or judge rapporteur shall act as president and ask the judges sitting at the trial to one by one express their opinions upon every issue which needs to be ruled. The president shall be the last to express his opinion. The ruling shall be based upon the majority of votes. If any question meets two or more than two dissenting opinions and no majority can be found, the judges whose opinions are more unfavourable to the accused shall yield to the judges whose opinions are less unfavourable to the accused.