Practice question
What aspect of the accused’s background is relevant to a searching inquiry under Pagal?
- Age, education and socioeconomic circumstances
- Only the newspaper subscription
- Only the judge’s preferred schedule
- Only the brand of courtroom furniture
- Only the prosecutor’s seniority
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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