Practice question
The payee validly compromises the civil component but does not reserve a later corresponding civil suit. Accused says the no-reservation rule itself forbids all lawful settlement of civil liability. Which is correct?
- Prohibited separate reservation and lawful civil compromise are different concepts
- No reservation means civil liability can never be settled
- Every compromise necessarily is a later lawsuit
- Only the accused may reserve the payee’s claim
- The Rule repeals Article2034 without stating so
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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