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
Tag: impeachment trial
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
Corona's midnight appointment is NOT an impeachable offense
punto-por-punto-jimeno-explains-objection-corona-appointment (Click for youtube video) The attack on Chief Justice Corona's defense panel spokesperson Karen Jimeno - that since she was against the midnight appointment of Corona, she should also be for his impeachment -- by the PNoy horde shares the same characteristics as most of the actions of the Prosecution in this trial; i.e., irrelevant… Continue reading Corona's midnight appointment is NOT an impeachable offense
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 