Practice question
A co-accused agrees to testify and the prosecutor files a proper timely motion. The judge plans immediate discharge without requiring evidence, the sworn statement or a supporting hearing because consent alone exists. Which is best?
- Consent alone is insufficient; the court must conduct the prescribed hearing and assess the requisites
- Consent automatically supplies every statutory fact
- The prosecutor may privately issue the acquittal order
- No accused participant can ever testify for the state
- The hearing automatically convicts all remaining accused
Legal references
- Rule119 Section17: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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