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Sec. 2. Contents of the judgment. — If the judgment is of conviction, it shall state the legal qualification of the offense constituted by the acts committed by the accused and the aggravating or mitigating circumstances which attended its commission; the participation of the accused in the offense, whether as principal, accomplice, or accessory after the fact; the penalty imposed upon the accused; and the civil liability or damages caused by his wrongful act or omission to be recovered from the accused by the offended party, if there is any, unless the enforcement of the civil liability by a separate civil action has been reserved or waived. In case the judgment is of acquittal, it shall state whether the evidence of the prosecution absolutely failed to prove the guilt of the accused or merely failed to prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt. In either case, the judgment shall determine if the act or omission from which the civil liability might arise did not exist.
Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure (A.M. No. 00-5-03-SC), Rule 120, Section 2. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against two independent published renderings (ChanRobles and LawPhil).
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This is Section 2 of Rule 120 (Judgment) of the Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 00-5-03-SC and in force since December 1, 2000. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
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