Practice question
Congress removes an officer through impeachment. Afterward, the President issues an instrument expressly purporting to pardon the impeachment judgment itself. No separate criminal sentence is involved. Which conclusion follows?
- The impeachment exception prevents that use of pardon
- The instrument automatically reverses the Senate judgment
- The instrument is valid if notarized
- A provincial governor can validate it
- Its title alone defeats the constitutional exception
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution VII19 and IX-C5: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Monsanto v Factoran GR78239 February9,1989 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1989/feb1989/gr_78239_1989.html
- Revised Penal Code, relevant Articles: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html Articles36 and89.
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