Practice question
A petitioner could have raised the same extrinsic fraud in a motion for new trial or petition for relief but did not, with no legally sufficient explanation. It invokes that fraud as though Rule47 automatically resets the process. Which is best?
- Section2 expressly restricts extrinsic fraud that was or could have been availed of through those remedies
- Every allegation of fraud revives every case
- The four-year period alone supplies all eligibility
- Rule47 automatically repeals appeal deadlines
- A private accusation conclusively annuls judgment
Legal references
- Rule47 Sections1–2: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
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