Practice question
The court grants a new trial for an identified prejudicial irregularity affecting two witnesses but not several independently received exhibits. The accused demands automatic destruction of every unaffected exhibit. What does Section6(a) prescribe?
- Set aside and retake affected proceedings and evidence; unaffected material is not automatically erased by that clause
- Destroy every item in every related case
- Treat all evidence as conclusively false
- Forbid the court from receiving any additional evidence in the interest of justice
- Retain only the prosecutor’s closing argument
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule121 Sections1,4–6: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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