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Practice question: Remedy When Accused is Not Brought to Trial Within the Time Limit

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Who has the burden of proving the motion to dismiss under Rule 119, Section 9?
  1. The bondsman
  2. The jail custodian in every case
  3. The complainant's accountant
  4. The accused moving for dismissal
  5. The court stenographer

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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