Last week, when Corona's defense counsel Atty Roy told the impeachment court that the Chief Justice will appear as a witness provided that the Ombudswoman and several other people who are accusing him of having a US$ 10 million bank account are subpoenaed by the Court, I was reminded of an ancient saying wrongly attributed… Continue reading The Fall of the Crown (Corona)
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Senator-judges inadvertently came to the Defense's rescue
While Justice Cuevas is fantastic when it comes to legal points and doctrines, I'm afraid he has shown again that he is not as good when it comes to examining or cross-examining a witness. He was not able to convincingly present Demetrio Vicente as a credible owner of the 1,700 sq. m. lot registered (in… Continue reading Senator-judges inadvertently came to the Defense's rescue
Prosecution lawyers liable for disbarment – Sen. Miriam Santiago
watch?v=ogmmP7xeZcg -- CLICK TO WATCH VIDEO "This (the prosecution's request for subpoenas) is a BIZARRE document!" -- Sen. Miriam D. Santiago. The Valentine day episode of the Impeachment court was highlighted by Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago's lecture on the apparent absurdity of the prosecution's request for subpoenas. This is the story from abs-cbnnews.com: Miriam warns prosecution liable… Continue reading Prosecution lawyers liable for disbarment – Sen. Miriam Santiago
The Foreign Currency Deposits Law and the Impeachment Trial
The Senator-judges kept on repeating yesterday that the witness, PSBank president Garcia should DISOBEY the law on Foreign Currency Deposits "in the interest of Justice". First and foremost, to OBEY the Law IS in the Interest of Justice. Congress makes the Laws and therefore, the Congress people (Representatives and Senators) must be the first ones… Continue reading The Foreign Currency Deposits Law and the Impeachment Trial
First Day of SC Chief Justice Corona's Impeachment Trial
Earlier in the day, around 9:00 a.m., Chief Justice Renato Corona spoke before the Supreme Court employees at the grounds of the Supreme Court building. He lambasted the administration for disseminating through the media false information. For the past few days, the country's mass media has been headlining the story that Corona owns 45 houses… Continue reading First Day of SC Chief Justice Corona's Impeachment Trial
Postprandial Musings, 2.0 