Practice question
A reopening order directs a first hearing on day29 and proposes completing additional proceedings months later. Counsel says commencing within thirty days necessarily satisfies Section24. Which is correct?
- The rule requires termination within thirty days, not commencement alone
- Commencement necessarily satisfies termination
- Any first hearing cancels all limits
- Only the witness chooses completion
- No order is needed after the first hearing
Legal references
- Rule119 Sections12–18,23–24: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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