Practice question
A complainant demands automatic indictment because an accusation is sworn. The prosecutor identifies a missing element and unreliable evidence, and proposes the disposition required by current rules. Which is best?
- Every sworn accusation conclusively proves all elements
- The sworn accusation does not eliminate the prosecutor’s duty to evaluate the required evidentiary showing
- The prosecutor must file merely to satisfy the complainant
- A dismissal at screening necessarily acquits after a full trial
- No charging assessment may address credibility
Legal references
- DC15 Section5; Meking v. Remulla: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/nov2025/gr_280455_2025.html
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