Republic Act No. 6033

: The main purpose of Republic Act No. 6033 is to require courts to give preference to the hearing and disposition of criminal cases where the party or parties involved are indigents.
: Habeas corpus cases, election cases, and cases involving detention prisoners and persons covered by Republic Act No. 4908 are excluded from the preference rule under RA No. 6033.
: The trial must commence within three days from the date of arraignment.
: Hearings can only be postponed on the ground of illness of the accused or other similar justifiable grounds.
: City and provincial fiscals and courts must conduct the preliminary investigation within three days after filing and must terminate it within two weeks.
: An indigent is a person who has no visible means of income or whose income is insufficient for the subsistence of his family, determined by the fiscal or judge considering the family members dependent on him.
: The indigent must file a sworn statement of the fact of his being indigent.
: Yes, the sworn statement is a sufficient basis for granting preference to the trial and disposition of such a criminal case.
: They may face disciplinary action, including suspension or removal from office.
: The Act took effect upon its approval on August 4, 1969.