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[5] Id.
[6] Id.
[7] Id.
[8] Id.
[9] Supra note 1, at 6.
[10] Supra note 4.
[11] Rollo, pp. 71-72.
[12] Id., p. 73.
[13] Id., pp. 74-87.
[14] RTC of Manila, Branch 55 Order dated May 13, 2011, penned by Judge Armando A.
Yanga, Id., p. 110.
[15] Id., pp. 110-111.
[16] SEC. 3. Grounds. – The accused may move to quash the complaint or information
on any of the following grounds:
(a) That the facts charged do not constitute an offense;
(b) That the court trying the case has no jurisdiction over the offense
charged;
(c) That the officer who filed the information had no authority to do so;
(d) That the officer who filed the information had no authority to do so;
(e) That it does not conform substantially to the prescribed form;
(f) That more than one offense is charged except when a single punishment
for various offenses is prescribed by law;
(g) That the criminal action or liability has been extinguished;
(h) That it contains averments which, if true, would constitute a legal excuse
or justification; and
(i) That the accused has been previously convicted or acquitted of the
offense charged, or the case against him was dismissed or otherwise
terminated without his express consent.
[17] Supra note 15.
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