Practice question
A prior civil action presents an issue stipulated to be intimately related to the subsequent criminal charge and determinative of whether that prosecution may proceed. The proper party moves to suspend arraignment. The judge rejects the motion solely because prejudicial questions can affect trial but never arraignment. Which is correct?
- Section11(b) expressly recognizes the prejudicial-question ground for arraignment suspension
- Only the sentencing stage can be suspended
- A civil judgment necessarily acquits immediately
- The civil plaintiff personally enters the criminal plea
- The rule contains no prejudicial-question ground
Legal references
- Rules111 Section7,116 Section11,117 and118: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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