MOTION TO QUASH

     A motion to quash is the mode by which an accused assails, before entering his plea, the validity of the criminal complaint or the criminal information filed against him for insufficiency on its face in point of law, or for defect apparent on the face of the Information. The motion, as a rule, hypothetically admits the truth of the facts spelled out in the complaint or information. (LOS BAÑOS vs. PEDRO, G.R. No. 173588, April 22, 2009, En Banc, Brion, J.).