Practice question
What happened to the trial on the merits when the Court ordered preliminary investigation in Go?
- It automatically became a final acquittal.
- It was converted into a civil action.
- It was suspended to await the investigation’s conclusion.
- It continued as if no relief had been ordered.
- The accused was convicted without any further proceeding.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule 113, Sections 2-9, and Rule 114, Section 26, as relevant: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
- Go v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 101837, February 11, 1992, main decision, preserved preliminary-investigation objection and qualified relief: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1992/feb1992/gr_101837_1992.html
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