Practice question
Does the constitutional absence proviso expressly require arraignment first?
- Yes
- No; arraignment is irrelevant
- No; the first complaint automatically replaces arraignment
- No; only a police report is required
- No; trial may always precede any accusation
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution ArticleIII Sections1,14,22: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html ArticleIII Section14(2), trial rights and absence conditions.
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