Practice question
A legislator claims that preventive suspension in a valid RA 3019 prosecution requires the court first to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt in the pre-suspension proceeding. Explain the main decision in Santiago on this point.
Legal references
- Santiago v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 128055, April 18, 2001, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/52070
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