Practice question
Under Rule 116, what must be furnished to the accused during arraignment?
- Only a newspaper account
- Only the arresting officer's opinion
- A copy of the complaint or information
- Only the complainant's billing statement
- Only a list of possible penalties without the charge
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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