Practice question
An information has been filed against an environmental advocate who has not yet been arraigned. She asserts the criminal prosecution is intended to stifle her legitimate environmental enforcement action. What procedural vehicle does Rule19 specify?
- A motion to dismiss on the ground that the criminal action is a SLAPP
- A Rule6 civil answer as the sole criminal vehicle
- An automatic guilty plea
- A petition for adoption
- A motion that may be filed only after conviction
Legal references
- Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases, AM09-6-8-SC, Rule2 Sections8–11; Rule6 Sections2–4; Rule19 Sections1–3: https://lawphil.net/courts/supreme/am/am_09-6-8-sc_2010.html
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