Practice question
Under Rule110 Section5, are prosecutions for violation of special laws governed without regard to those laws’ provisions?
- No; the Rule expressly recognizes the governing special-law provisions
- Yes; every special-law clause is displaced
- Yes; only the RPC may be applied
- Yes; private agreement replaces the special law
- Yes; every offense is a private crime
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule110 Sections2–5,14,16 and Rule111 Sections1–3: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
- AM02-2-07-SC, April10,2002, amending Rule110 Section5 effectiveMay1,2002: https://lawphil.net/courts/supreme/am/am_02-2-07-sc_2002.html
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