1 In cases provided by articles 372, 373, and 374 and 375 the presiding judge informs the defendant that he may request a period of time for his/her defense. When the defendant requests such period, the presiding judge suspends the court trial for an appropriate time, but not later than ten days. The other parties may also request the obtaining of new evidence.
2The presiding judge orders the summons of the victim, within a time limit not less than five days.
3When the defendant is adjudicated in absentia, pursuant to articles 351 and 352 of this Code, the prosecutor requests to the court to insert the new accusation in the minutes of the court trial and to send the extract of such minutes to the defendant. In such a case, the presiding judge suspends the court trial and establishes another hearing, observing the time limits provided for by paragraph 1.
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