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Practice question: Requisites of a Valid Judgment

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Practice question

Explain the findings required in a judgment of acquittal under Rule 120, Section 2, and why failure of proof beyond reasonable doubt should not automatically be described as a finding that the underlying act never existed.

Legal references

  • Rules of Court, Rule 120, Sections 1–2.
  • Reviewed primary authority, Rule 120, Sections 1–2: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html

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