Practice question
A fact-finding team recommends that a person undergo preliminary investigation. A commentator calls the recommendation a final finding of criminal guilt. Which is correct?
- Every recommendation is a conviction
- A team automatically imposes prison terms
- A report eliminates the need for any lawful prosecution
- Evidence gathering and recommendation do not constitute the court’s final criminal judgment
- Only a campaign manager may assess guilt
Legal references
- Arroyo v. DOJ, G.R. Nos. 199082, 199085 and 199118, July 23, 2013, main resolution: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2013/jul2013/gr_199082_2013.html; main resolution’s institutional description and quoted operative disposition.
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