Practice question
Private counsel intervenes in a criminal case seeking damages. The accused responds with a third-party complaint against an insurer inside the criminal case, asserting that intervention converts the case into an unrestricted civil suit. Which is correct?
- Rule111 bars the third-party complaint there; a proper separate civil action remains possible
- Intervention removes every Rule111 restriction
- Every insurer must be impleaded in the criminal case
- Only the third-party complaint remains and the information disappears
- An accused loses all separate civil remedies
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule110 Sections2–5,14,16 and Rule111 Sections1–3: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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