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Section 11. Suspension of arraignment - Criminal Procedure

Section 11. Suspension of arraignment of Criminal Procedure. Section 11. Suspension of arraignment. - Upon motion by the proper party, the arraignment shall be suspended in the following cases: (a) The accu

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Criminal Procedure

Section 11. Suspension of arraignment. - Upon motion by the proper party, the arraignment shall be suspended in the following cases:

(a) The accused appears to be suffering from an unsound mental condition which effective renders him unable to fully understand the charge against him and to plead intelligently thereto. In such case, the court shall order his mental examination and, if necessary, his confinement for such purpose;

(b) There exists a prejudicial question; and

(c) A petition for review of the resolution of the prosecutor is pending at either the Department of Justice, or the Office of the President; provided, that the period of suspension shall not exceed sixty (60) days counted from the filing of the petition with the reviewing office. (12a)


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