Practice question
Congress enacts a blanket procedural prohibition of plea bargaining in drug cases. In Estipona, what constitutional ground invalidated the challenged prohibition?
- The Supreme Court lacks any procedural power
- Every accused automatically has a right to a chosen plea agreement
- Drug laws are wholly unenforceable
- All criminal statutes are procedural
- It intruded upon the Supreme Court’s rulemaking authority over the procedural matter
Legal references
- Estipona v. Lobrigo, G.R.226679, August15 2017, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/aug2017/gr_226679_2017.html
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