Practice question
Under Rule 121, when may the trial court grant the accused a new trial or reconsideration under its ordinary authority?
- At any time after a final acquittal at the prosecutor's request
- Before the judgment of conviction becomes final
- Only after the sentence is fully served
- Only after every appellate remedy has ended
- Only after the accused dies
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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