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Practice question: Capital Offense

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

In Pagal’s searching-inquiry guidelines, what language should be used for questions to the accused?
  1. A language the accused knows and understands
  2. Only an unfamiliar technical language
  3. Only the prosecutor’s preferred foreign language
  4. Any language regardless of comprehension
  5. No questions are required

Legal references

  • Rules of Court, Rule116 Sections1,3–9: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
  • People v Pagal, GR241257, September29,2020, EN BANC MAIN opinion, searching-inquiry guidelines: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2020/sep2020/gr_241257_2020.html

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