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Practice question: When Accused Dies

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

For a surviving independent civil action under Rule111 Section4, may heirs be substituted without appointing an executor or administrator?
  1. Yes; the Rule expressly permits it
  2. No; appointment is invariably required first
  3. No; heirs can never be substituted
  4. Only after every heir reaches age seventy
  5. Only if the criminal charge becomes final

Legal references

  • Rules of Court, Rule111 Sections4,6–7: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html

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