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2008 Revised Manual for Prosecutors

RULES ON PROCEDURE IN THE INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION AND TRIAL OF CRIMINAL CASES

2008 Revised Manual for Prosecutors |

RULES ON PROCEDURE IN THE INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION
AND TRIAL OF CRIMINAL CASES
 
PART I. PROSECUTION OF OFFENSES
 
SECTION 1. Criminal action. - A criminal action is one by which the state prosecutes a person for an act or omission punishable by law.1
 
SEC. 2. How and where commenced. - A criminal action is commenced by the filing of a complaint with the City/Provincial Prosecution Office or with the Municipal Trial Court or Municipal Circuit Trial Court. However, a criminal action for an offense committed within Metro Manila, may be commenced only by the filing of the complaint with the Prosecutor's Office.
 
SEC. 3. ...