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Practice question: Habeas Corpus (Rule 102; See also AM 03-04-04-SC)

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

May a writ sufficiently identifying custody and the return court be disobeyed merely for a formal defect under Section9?
  1. Only the custodian chooses validity
  2. Every typographical defect permits refusal
  3. No
  4. A minor formatting error abolishes the court
  5. The writ is always optional

Legal references

  • Rules91,93,97 and102, relevant continuing provisions: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_72-109_proceedings.html

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