Practice question
An accused expressly requests an ordinary dismissal for convenience, and the court grants it without an acquittal or merits determination. No speedy-trial, insufficiency-of-evidence or other independent bar applies. Which Section 7 condition is relevant?
- Every requested dismissal is necessarily an acquittal.
- Consent is never relevant.
- The rule’s dismissal-based bar refers to termination without the accused’s express consent.
- Any convenient dismissal automatically erases every offense forever.
- Only a foreign court may revive any charge.
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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