Practice question
In a lawful substitution sequence, a party proposes dismissing the original now and never filing a proper replacement, while claiming the rule’s paired mechanism was completed. Which is sound?
- A private promise is identical to a filed information
- The specified mechanism links dismissal to filing the proper new charge
- No new charge is contemplated
- The witness’s bond is the replacement information
- The accused may invent the new offense
Legal references
- Rules110 Section14,111 Sections1–3 and119 Section19: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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