Practice question
Within fifteen days from promulgation, an absent convicted accused surrenders and moves for leave, stating and proving a justifiable cause for the absence. If leave is granted, what period does the rule give to avail of the remedies?
- Fifteen days from notice of the court's allowance
- Only the unexpired minutes of promulgation day
- One year from arrest
- No period because the right is permanently lost
- Thirty days from the original information
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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