Practice question
Once the criminal case is in court for trial, when does Rule 111 section 6 allow the suspension petition based on a prejudicial question?
- In that criminal action at any time before the prosecution rests.
- Only after final conviction.
- Only after the accused finishes an appeal.
- Only in an unrelated civil court, never in the criminal case.
- Only after the prosecution rests and the judgment becomes final.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html — Rule 111 sections 6–7: prejudicial question, prior civil action, determinative issue and timing of suspension petition.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/nov2025/gr_259337_2025.html — Vallacar Transit, Inc. v. Yanson, G.R. 259337, November 25, 2025, main opinion: no automatic prejudicial question from related corporate litigation.
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