Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appellant was validly summoned to the appeal hearing and could be deemed absent without excuse.
Decisão extraída
No. Because the summons was returned undelivered and the appellant's whereabouts were unknown, the court had to publish the summons in the official gazette; the fiction of service under Art. 85(4)(a) StPO did not apply.
Fundamentação extraída
A registered letter marked undeliverable is not an uncollected item. If the person's whereabouts cannot be ascertained despite reasonable inquiries, Art. 88(1)(a) StPO requires publication. Without proper summons, absence cannot count as unjustified.