Question juridique clé
Whether the defendant’s absence from the trial was faultless because of financial inability to travel to Geneva
Solution extraite
The defendant did not make his alleged impecuniosity credible; the cantonal court could therefore treat his absence as attributable to him.
Motifs extraits
He produced no convincing supporting documents, his conduct was inconsistent with poverty, and the court could infer he had means to finance representation and travel.