Practice question
What distinction does Monsanto emphasize between pardon and an assertion that the criminal act and conviction never historically occurred?
- Pardon necessarily means every historical fact is erased.
- Pardon involves forgiveness rather than automatic erasure of the act and conviction as historical facts.
- Pardon is identical to a trial court’s acquittal in every respect.
- Pardon proves that no prosecution was ever filed.
- Pardon automatically destroys all court records.
Legal references
- Monsanto v. Factoran, G.R. No. 78239, February 9, 1989, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1989/feb1989/gr_78239_1989.html
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