Practice question
Legislators declare a named class guilty, impose a lesser punitive sanction than death and deny any judicial trial. They argue that avoiding a death sentence necessarily defeats an attainder challenge. Explain why the nature of the legislative act remains central.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article III, Section 22: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Trillanes IV v. Medialdea, G.R. Nos. 241494, 256660 and 256078, April 3, 2024, main decision, ex post facto and attainder discussion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/apr2024/gr_241494_2024.html
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