What is the term for the defendant's written answer (resposta à acusação) under Article 396 of the Criminal Procedure Code?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Ten days, counted from the date of citation
- Step 1: After the denúncia is received, the defendant is cited to answer. Step 2. Article 396 sets ten days. Answer: Ten days, counted from the date of citation. Why not the others: fifteen, five and twenty days are not the term.
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