Practice question
Defense counsel misses criminal pre-trial and supplies no acceptable excuse. Must the court automatically acquit the accused to punish counsel?
- Yes, acquittal is the specified sanction
- Yes, every absence establishes prosecution failure
- No court response is possible
- No; Section3 permits proper sanctions or penalties rather than that automatic merits disposition
- The prosecutor may sentence defense counsel privately
Legal references
- Rule118 Section3: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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