Practice question
A court validly reopens before finality. One party proposes leaving the reopened proceedings unresolved indefinitely because no ordinary trial schedule remains. Which is best?
- Reopening is unlimited in duration
- Section24 requires termination within thirty days from the order granting reopening
- The parties may privately override every time requirement
- The original conviction automatically becomes an acquittal after reopening
- No hearing may occur after the reopening order
Legal references
- Rule119 Section24: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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