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Practice question: New Trial or Reconsideration (Rule 121)

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Practice question

State the requirements for newly discovered evidence to justify a new trial, as reiterated in Fernando v. People.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html — Rules 120 §§4–6, 121 §§1–6, 122 §§1–3,6,11, and 126 §§1,3–5; read appellate periods with Rodriguez and current appellate routes.
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/jul2025/gr_259589_2025.html — Fernando v. People, G.R. No. 259589, July 29, 2025, MAIN decision (newly discovered evidence and qualified recantation ground).

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