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Practice question: Pre-trial Agreement

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Practice question

Under Rule118 Section2, what form must a criminal pre-trial agreement or admission take before it may be used against the accused?
  1. It must be reduced to writing and signed by the accused and counsel
  2. Only counsel’s oral statement is always enough
  3. Only the prosecutor’s signature is needed
  4. An unsigned private note automatically binds the accused
  5. No admission can ever be used despite compliance

Legal references

  • Rule118 Section2: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html

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