Practice question
At arraignment, the accused refuses to enter any plea after the charge is properly explained. What plea must be entered under Rule 116?
- Not guilty
- Guilty
- A compulsory confession
- No plea may ever be entered
- Guilty to every possible lesser offense
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html — Rule 116 §§1–8 (arraignment, pleas, searching inquiry, counsel); Rule 115 §1.
- https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html — 1987 Constitution, Article III §§12 and 14 (custodial safeguards and right to be informed of the accusation).
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