Practice question
Other direct evidence is available for proper prosecution, but the prosecutor wants a co-accused discharged solely because that testimony would be more convenient. Is convenience alone the stated Section17 test?
- Only the number of lawyers matters
- Yes; convenience is the sole criterion
- Every co-accused has an absolute right to discharge
- No; the rule requires absolute necessity and absence of other available direct evidence
- A signed application eliminates evidentiary conditions
Legal references
- Rule119 Sections12–18,23–24: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
- Republic Act6981 Sections10–14: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_6981_1991.html
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