Practice question
A trial judge invokes Maceda as proof that judicial officers are exempt from all criminal laws. Explain the decision’s actual distinction and why the supervisory referral in its facts was not a declaration of universal immunity.
Legal references
- Maceda v. Vasquez, G.R. No. 102781, April 22, 1993, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1993/apr1993/gr_102781_1993.html
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