Practice question
What did the Court in People v. Consebido clarify about filing a criminal complaint before the DOJ for offenses that may be covered by the 2022 Rules on Expedited Procedures?
- It can never affect prescription
- Only an eventual conviction can stop prescription
- It tolls prescription under the Court's prospective new rule
- It makes every prescribed offense prosecutable again
- It conclusively proves guilt
Legal references
- People v. Consebido, G.R. No. 258563, April 2, 2025, Decision of the Court; Rule 110, Section 1.
- Reviewed primary authority, Main decision, prescription and prospective tolling ruling: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/apr2025/gr_258563_2025.html
- Reviewed primary authority, Rule 110, Section 1: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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