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Practice question: Sandiganbayan (PD 1606, as amended by RA 10660)

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

An RTC final judgment in a case covered by Section4’s specific appellate grant is challenged. Does the RTC label alone necessarily send the appeal to the CA?
  1. No; the special Sandiganbayan appellate allocation must be applied
  2. Yes; all RTC appeals always go to the CA
  3. Yes; specialized statutes never affect appeals
  4. Yes; the parties may ignore Section4
  5. Yes; only original jurisdiction matters

Legal references

  • RA10660 Section2, current PD1606 Section4: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2015/ra_10660_2015.html

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