Practice question
A disbarred lawyer seeks clemency in a case with no private offended party. The lawyer otherwise addresses the statutory criteria but omits any public apology, arguing that no personal recipient exists. Under Section 48(d), which answer is correct?
- No apology can ever be relevant
- The lawyer must invent a private offended party
- The absence of a private offended party removes every substantive criterion
- The plea must contain a public apology where there is no private offended party
- A press agent may grant clemency instead
Legal references
- CPRA, A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC, Canon VI, Sections 47–51 (issued text circularized by the BIR), PDF pages 47–49: https://bir-cdn.bir.gov.ph/local/pdf/RMC%20No.%20123-2023%20Annex%20A.pdf
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