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Practice question: Requisites of a Valid Judgment

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Practice question

Which describes the required form of a criminal judgment under Rule 120, Section 1?
  1. An oral statement by a clerk alone
  2. A written judgment in the official language, personally and directly prepared and signed by the judge, stating its factual and legal bases clearly
  3. An unsigned note from the prosecutor
  4. A private agreement between witnesses
  5. A newspaper report of the result

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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