Practice question
Before a criminal case, an officer offers to settle a legally compromisable tax violation. The prosecution presents only that offer and his title. May those items automatically establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt?
- Yes, every settlement offer admits guilt
- No; Suarez requires the proper evidentiary treatment of the offer and proof of individual responsibility
- Yes, civil negotiations eliminate the burden of proof
- Yes, criminal guilt follows the corporation’s debt
- No tax crime can ever be prosecuted
Legal references
- Suarez v. People, G.R. No.253429, October 6, 2021, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/oct2021/gr_253429_2021.html
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