Can. 1474
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Iudex accusatum citans debet eum invitare ad eligendum advocatum intra tempus determinatum; quo inutiliter elapso idem iudex ex officio advocatum accusato constituat tamdiu in munere mansurum, dum accusatus sibi advocatum non constituerit.
Wording unchanged since the Code took effect in 1991.
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