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    Rule 15 covers arraignment and plea procedures. It requires the court to schedule an arraignment within 15 days of acquiring jurisdiction over the accused. At the arraignment, the court will inform the defendant of the charges and allow the defendant to enter a plea. The rule also allows for plea bargaining at the arraignment, where the prosecution and victim can agree to a plea offered by the accused. If an agreement is reached, the court will issue an order formalizing the plea bargain and proceed with receiving evidence related to any civil aspects of the case before rendering judgment. Plea bargaining allows the defendant to plead guilty to lesser or fewer charges in exchange for concessions from the prosecutor.

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    Rule 15 covers arraignment and plea procedures. It requires the court to schedule an arraignment within 15 days of acquiring jurisdiction over the accused. At the arraignment, the court will inform the defendant of the charges and allow the defendant to enter a plea. The rule also allows for plea bargaining at the arraignment, where the prosecution and victim can agree to a plea offered by the accused. If an agreement is reached, the court will issue an order formalizing the plea bargain and proceed with receiving evidence related to any civil aspects of the case before rendering judgment. Plea bargaining allows the defendant to plead guilty to lesser or fewer charges in exchange for concessions from the prosecutor.

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    Rule 15 covers arraignment and plea procedures. It requires the court to schedule an arraignment within 15 days of acquiring jurisdiction over the accused. At the arraignment, the court will inform the defendant of the charges and allow the defendant to enter a plea. The rule also allows for plea bargaining at the arraignment, where the prosecution and victim can agree to a plea offered by the accused. If an agreement is reached, the court will issue an order formalizing the plea bargain and proceed with receiving evidence related to any civil aspects of the case before rendering judgment. Plea bargaining allows the defendant to plead guilty to lesser or fewer charges in exchange for concessions from the prosecutor.

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    Rule 15 covers arraignment and plea procedures. It requires the court to schedule an arraignment within 15 days of acquiring jurisdiction over the accused. At the arraignment, the court will inform the defendant of the charges and allow the defendant to enter a plea. The rule also allows for plea bargaining at the arraignment, where the prosecution and victim can agree to a plea offered by the accused. If an agreement is reached, the court will issue an order formalizing the plea bargain and proceed with receiving evidence related to any civil aspects of the case before rendering judgment. Plea bargaining allows the defendant to plead guilty to lesser or fewer charges in exchange for concessions from the prosecutor.

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    Rule 15

    Arraignment and Plea

    SECTION 1. Arraignment. —The court shall set the arraignment of the accused within
    fifteen (15) days from the time it acquires jurisdiction over the accused, with notice to
    the public prosecutor and offended party or concerned government agency that it will
    entertain plea-bargaining on the date of the arraignment.

    What is arraignment?
    Arraignment is a formal reading of a criminal charging document in the presence of the defendant to
    inform the defendant of the charges against them. In response to arraignment, the accused is expected
    to enter a plea.

    A key innovation adopted by the Rules is empowering the judge to enter a plea of not guilty on behalf of
    the accused who was granted bail but did not appear during the arraignment

    Section 2. Plea-bargaining. - On the scheduled date of arraignment, the court shall consider
    plea-bargaining arrangements. Where the prosecution and offended party or concerned
    government agency agree to the plea offered by the accused, the court shall:

    (a) Issue an order which contains the plea-bargaining arrived at;

    (b) Proceed to receive evidence on the civil aspect of the case, if any; and

    (c) Render and promulgate judgment of conviction, including the civil liability for
    damages

    Plea Bargaining is any agreement in a criminal case between the prosecutor and defendant whereby the
    defendant agrees to plead guilty to a particular charge in return for some concession from the
    prosecutor. This may mean that the defendant will plead guilty to a less serious charge, or to one of the
    several charges, in return for the dismissal of other charges; or it may mean that the defendant will
    plead guilty to the original criminal charge in return for a more lenient sentence.

    The purpose in allowing plea bargaining is to avoid the situation wher the initial plea is changed during
    the trial itself. However, Rule 116 of the Rules of court provides that after arraignment but before trial
    the accused may still be allowed to plead guilty to lesser offense after withdrawing his plea of no guilty.

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