Practice question
What constitutional right is directly implemented by arraignment?
- The right to choose the prosecutor
- The right to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation
- The right to avoid every court appearance
- The right to select all prosecution witnesses
- The right to automatic acquittal
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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