Practice question
An adult accused applies under the ordinary Section6 custodian route but has not been arraigned. May the court ignore that requirement merely because indigency is established?
- Yes, poverty erases all procedure
- Yes, a custodian can enter the accused’s plea privately
- No indigent accused may ever be arraigned
- The complaint must automatically be dismissed
- No; Section6 expressly requires arraignment for that route
Legal references
- RA10389 Section6(c): https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10389_2013.html
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