Practice question
A new-trial motion turns on disputed facts. May the court hear evidence by affidavits or otherwise under Section5?
- Yes
- No; no factual issue may ever be examined
- Only after final execution
- Only through a newspaper poll
- Only if the accused pleads guilty
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule121 Sections1,4–6: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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