Practice question
A first tribunal conclusively lacked jurisdiction over the charged offense. Explain why the label acquittal alone does not supply Rule 117, Section 7’s competent-court condition, assuming no separate bar applies.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353 Article III, Section 21.
- Rules of Court: https://lawphil.net/courts/supreme/rc/rc_110-127_2000.html Rule 117, Section 7.
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