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Practice question: Who May Prosecute; Crimes that Cannot be Prosecuted De Oficio

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Practice question

When both alleged guilty parties in adultery are alive, what does Rule 110 require of the offended spouse's prosecution?
  1. Charge only the wealthier party
  2. Charge only the spouse
  3. Include both guilty parties
  4. Let a neighbor choose which party to charge
  5. Always prosecute only the alleged partner

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html — Rule110 §§2–4,5 private-crime clauses,10,15–16 and Rule111; read §5 first paragraph with AM02-2-07-SC amendment.
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/may2025/gr_277020_2025.html — Chua-Chiba v Chiba, GR277020, May19 2025, MAIN decision (offended-spouse complaint and statutory court jurisdiction).
  • https://chief.lawphil.net/courts/supreme/am/am_02-2-07-sc_2002.html — A.M. No. 02-2-07-SC, April 10, 2002, effective May 1, 2002 (written authorization and court approval of private prosecution).

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