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Practice question: Right Against Double Jeopardy

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Practice question

Contrast an ordinary acquittal after a genuine trial with the sham proceeding addressed in Galman.

Legal references

  • Galman v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. L-72670, September 12, 1986, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1986/sep1986/gr_l-72670_1986.html
  • Bakal v. People, G.R. No. 259277, February 2026, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2026/feb2026/gr_259277_2026.html

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