Practice question
After a valid impeachment conviction for bribery, the Senate declares removal and purports to impose a ten-year prison sentence as part of its impeachment judgment. The convicted officer argues that impeachment can never coexist with an ordinary criminal case. Which assessment is correct?
- Both the Senate prison sentence and the claimed criminal immunity are constitutionally correct.
- The Senate may impose any criminal punishment but must omit removal.
- Impeachment judgment cannot extend beyond the constitutional removal-and-disqualification limit, while separate criminal proceedings according to law remain possible.
- Impeachment conviction automatically substitutes for every element of an ordinary criminal trial.
- Impeachment grants permanent immunity from prosecution.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article XI Section 3(7): https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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