Practice question
A CTA Division denies an accused’s motion to quash, leaving the criminal case pending for trial. The accused argues that filing within fifteen days necessarily makes an ordinary En Banc appeal proper. Following Santos, which analysis is best?
- Every interlocutory order becomes appealable if filed quickly
- Timeliness alone does not make an interlocutory denial of a motion to quash an ordinarily appealable final disposition
- Every denied motion automatically acquits the accused
- The appeal period creates original jurisdiction over any request
- No court may ever review any jurisdictional error
Legal references
- Santos v. People, G.R. 173176, August 26, 2008: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2008/aug2008/gr_173176_2008.html
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