Practice question
A charge says only that the accused violated the law, without identifying the acts or omissions. May the prosecutor insist that the accused must independently guess the factual accusation?
- Yes, innocence requires independent knowledge of every alleged act
- Yes, the prosecutor’s position makes details unnecessary
- Only the judge needs to know the charge privately
- The defect automatically proves factual innocence
- No; the State must sufficiently state the cause of accusation
Legal references
- Rule110 Section9; People v. Solar: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2019/aug2019/gr_225595_2019.html
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