Practice question
What remedy does Rule 119, Section 9 provide when the accused is not brought to trial within the applicable time limit?
- Automatic conviction
- A motion by the accused to dismiss the information on speedy-trial grounds
- A private fine imposed by the accused
- Automatic erasure of every related civil claim
- Only a request for executive clemency
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule 119, Sections 3–4 and 9–10.
- Reviewed primary authority, Rule 119, Sections 3–4 and 9–10; no obsolete transitional numeric periods asserted: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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