Practice question
A civil collection case concerning checks preceded BP 22 charges and its trial has not commenced. Explain the significance of chronology and the procedural option in Rule 111 section 1(b).
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html — Rule 111 section 1(b): BP 22 civil inclusion, prohibition of reservation, filing fees and prior civil-action consolidation.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2008/jan2008/gr_158177_2008.html — Spouses Lo Bun Tiong v. Balboa, G.R. 158177, January 28, 2008, main opinion: earlier civil action and avoidance of duplicate recovery.
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