Practice question
A respondent demands automatic dismissal solely because no criminal conviction has yet been obtained for the same alleged conduct. Does Section32 make that conviction a universal prerequisite?
- The Code assigns every charge to a jury
- Yes; every disciplinary case requires a prior criminal judgment
- Only an acquittal can permit discipline
- The complainant must first obtain a prison sentence
- No
Legal references
- CPRA, A.M.22-09-01-SC, CanonVI Sections1–3,11–12,18,28,31–32,37,42,44; primaryissuedtext visuallyread printed35–44,48,51: https://bir-cdn.bir.gov.ph/local/pdf/RMC%20No.%20123-2023%20Annex%20A.pdf
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