Practice question
The accused was never arraigned and never duly notified, but the state seeks a completed trial in absence solely because locating the accused is inconvenient. Does that satisfy Section14(2)’s proviso?
- No; the expressly stated arraignment and notification conditions are missing
- Yes; administrative inconvenience replaces every condition
- Yes; a filed complaint is necessarily arraignment
- Yes; no notice is ever needed
- Yes; all due-process rights end when location is difficult
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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