Practice question
Plea bargaining ends without a guilty plea. The prosecution offers the accused’s bargaining statement solely to prove guilt. No independent lawful basis outside the protected negotiation is shown. Which is correct?
- Section28 expressly excludes the stated bargaining statement
- All unsuccessful bargaining statements prove guilt automatically
- Only accepted offers receive protection
- The failed negotiation is a conviction
- A prosecutor may erase the exclusion by changing the label
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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