Practice question
A statute directs an agency to investigate a specified corruption concern, but expressly requires a judicial complaint, proof and judgment before any punitive sanction. The challenger points only to the targeted subject and identifies no legislative punishment or exclusion of court adjudication. Which is correct?
- Specific focus alone does not establish the full attainder test
- Every targeted inquiry necessarily imprisons its subjects
- The mere agency investigation is a conclusive guilty verdict
- A court requirement is always irrelevant
- The Constitution forbids every corruption investigation
Legal references
- Fuertes v Senate GR208162 January7,2020 ENBANC MAIN, attainder and retained judicial guilt determination: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2020/jan2020/gr_208162_2020.html MAIN doctrine only; no assertion that earlier hazing provisions supersede RA11053.
- 1987 Constitution ArticleIII Sections1,14,22: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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