Practice question
Under RA10951 Section101, do courts necessarily lose jurisdiction over pending cases where trial already started solely because of the Act’s effectivity?
- No
- Yes; every case must automatically restart
- Yes; every judgment becomes void
- Yes; all accused are automatically acquitted
- Yes; every file must be destroyed
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code Articles2,21–22, specified provisions: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426 Articles21–22.
- RA10951 Sections100–101, favorable retroactivity and pending-case jurisdiction: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2017/ra_10951_2017.html
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