Practice question
An information describes an alleged false representation, the induced delivery, the property and resulting loss. Must the cause-of-accusation inquiry ignore those operative allegations merely because the prosecutor used a different statutory sentence structure?
- Yes, only verbatim statutory syntax is permitted.
- Yes, facts are irrelevant if sentence order differs.
- Yes, every accusation must reproduce the entire statute.
- No; intelligible ultimate facts are assessed in ordinary and concise language.
- Yes, punctuation alone conclusively proves innocence.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule 110, Sections 7-15; Rule 116, Section 9; Rule 117, Sections 3(f) and 9; Rule 120, Section 3, as relevant: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
- CICL XXX v. People, G.R. No. 238798, March 14, 2023, EN BANC MAIN decision, especially its discussion of pleading discernment and waiver (not the separate dissenting opinions): https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/mar2023/gr_238798_2023.html
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