Practice question
Does a civil compromise itself extinguish the public action for the legal penalty under Article2034?
- Every settlement automatically acquits
- No
- Only the payee may impose a criminal sentence
- A private receipt abolishes prosecution
- All public action is privately owned
Legal references
- Rules110 Section14,111 Sections1–3 and119 Section19: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
- Civil Code Articles29,32–34 and2034: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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