Practice question
An accused pleads without raising a defect solely in the information’s prescribed form. No protected ground is involved. What is Section9’s ordinary effect?
- The judge must acquit without trial
- Every formal objection survives automatically
- The charge automatically becomes void
- The objection is waived
- The prosecutor loses all authority forever
Legal references
- Rules111 Section7,116 Section11,117 and118: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
- Villa Gomez v. People, G.R.216824, November10,2020, main ruling and correct Rule117 Section9 waiver-exception text: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/18/67025
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