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Practice question: Continuous Trial (AM 15-06-10-SC)

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Practice question

A court uses continuous-trial objectives to accept an unsigned proposed admission as conclusive guilt and deny every opportunity to challenge evidence. It says speed overrides Rule118 and due process. Which is best?
  1. Efficiency does not abolish the accused’s procedural safeguards or the prosecution’s burden
  2. Speed automatically cures every rights violation
  3. The court must always abandon case management
  4. Every proposed admission is automatically a guilty plea
  5. The prosecutor can privately finalize conviction to save time

Legal references

  • AM15-06-10-SC Resolution and III8(f); Rule118 Section2: https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/20516

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