Practice question
An accused offers compromise in a criminal-negligence case. The State invokes only Section28’s ordinary criminal-compromise implied-admission rule and ignores the quasi-offense exception. Which is correct?
- Every criminal-negligence offer necessarily admits guilt
- The stated exception prevents automatic use on that theory
- The quasi-offense exception applies only to intentional murder
- The compromise automatically acquits
- The offer conclusively proves civil damages
Legal references
- A.M.19-08-15-SC, current Rule130 Sections25–36,51–53 and Rule128 Sections3–4: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
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