Practice question
A defendant is confined as a detention prisoner while a criminal case remains pending. In a civil suit the plaintiff says Section8 cannot apply without final conviction. Which is correct?
- The plaintiff may sue only the warden
- Only finally convicted prisoners may be civil defendants
- Detention makes all summons impossible
- The text contains no such final-conviction restriction
- The pending criminal case abolishes civil procedure
Legal references
- Current Rule14 Sections6–10 and20–21, AM19-10-20-SC: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
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