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Requisites of a Valid Judgment

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  1. Which describes the required form of a criminal judgment under Rule 120, Section 1?
  2. Which must a judgment of conviction state under Rule 120, Section 2?
  3. What distinction must a judgment of acquittal state under Rule 120, Section 2?
  4. A criminal court merely announces 'guilty' orally, without preparing or signing a written judgment. Does this satisfy R…
  5. A judgment convicts an accused but does not state whether the accused participated as principal, accomplice or accessor…
  6. A judge signs a paper stating only the offense name and sentence. It contains no account of the facts or law supporting…
  7. A judgment acquits because guilt was not proved beyond reasonable doubt but says nothing about whether the act or omiss…
  8. State the definition and required form of judgment in a criminal case under Rule 120, Section 1.
  9. Enumerate the required contents of a judgment of conviction under Rule 120, Section 2, including the provision's qualif…
  10. Explain the findings required in a judgment of acquittal under Rule 120, Section 2, and why failure of proof beyond rea…
  11. Under Rule120 Section2, must a conviction identify the aggravating or mitigating circumstances attending commission?
  12. Is a civil-damages award invariably required in every criminal conviction regardless of a valid separate-action reserva…