Practice question
The accused is detained in Province B while the rendering court is in A. On A’s request, the proper RTC executive judge in B promulgates the judgment. Does the rendering court’s location alone make that procedure unauthorized?
- No; Section6 expressly permits it
- Yes; all judgments must be physically read only in A
- Yes; detention elsewhere defeats every promulgation
- Yes; only the jailer may pronounce judgment
- Yes; a new trial must first occur in B
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule120 Sections1–6; Rule110 Sections8–9: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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