Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the refusal of a second request for relief violated the accused's right to be present and to a fair trial, and whether Art. 407(1) CPP/VD was applied arbitrarily.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. A second relief is not an unconditional right, and the alleged impediment was not established as force majeure.
Extrahierte Begründung
The accused gave no concrete details or proof of the alleged punitive expedition and trauma. In these circumstances, refusing a second relief was neither a violation of the right to be heard nor manifestly untenable under cantonal law.