Practice question
What consequence does Rule 120 prescribe when a judgment is one of conviction and the accused's failure to appear at promulgation is without justifiable cause?
- The charge is automatically reduced
- The judgment disappears
- The accused loses the remedies under the rules against the judgment and the court orders arrest
- The complainant loses every remedy
- Only counsel receives a warning without consequence to the accused
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html — Rules 120 §§4–6, 121 §§1–6, 122 §§1–3,6,11, and 126 §§1,3–5; read appellate periods with Rodriguez and current appellate routes.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2015/jan2015/gr_183152_2015.html — Jaylo v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. Nos. 183152-54, January 21, 2015, MAIN decision (unjustified nonappearance at promulgation and recovery of remedies).
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