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22/12/2023

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22/12/2023

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05/12/2023

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06/11/2023

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04/11/2023

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03/11/2023

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03/11/2023

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SC Reiterates that Courts May Allow Plea Bargaining Despite the Prosecution’s Objections |

The dividing line between prosecutorial prerogatives and judicial discretion is why courts may overrule objections on plea bargaining on certain groups.

Thus reiterated the Supreme Court’s Third Division in a Resolution penned by Associate Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh granting the petition for review on certiorari filed by Erwin Alvero. The petition assailed the Decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) which had found that the Regional Trial Court of Roxas City, Branch 16 (RTC) acted with grave abuse of discretion when it accepted Alvero’s proposal for plea bargaining despite the prosecution’s objection.

The Court, in granting Alvero’s petition, found that no grave abuse of discretion was committed by the RTC. Applying its ruling in the 2022 case of People v. Montierro, the Court held that a trial court has the authority to allow plea bargaining even when the prosecution objects to the plea bargain and thus withholds consent.

The Court also held that the prosecutor's discretion is primarily about deciding whom to prosecute and what charges to bring, but the court's discretion comes into play in determining the case's outcome. Therefore, courts have the authority to overrule objections to plea bargaining, provided that such objections lack merit or infringe upon the court's exclusive constitutional prerogative. However, the Court made it clear that a court's authority to permit plea bargaining is not unlimited and should align with established rules and guidelines.

In Erwin Alvero's specific case, the Court found that his plea bargain proposal was in accordance with the Plea Bargaining Framework for drug cases, which specified acceptable plea bargains for various offenses. The Court however found that the RTC failed to show in its Decision that it assessed specific factors, particularly if (a) he is a recidivist, habitual offender, known in the community as a drug addict and a troublemaker, has undergone rehabilitation but had a relapse, or has been charged many times, or (b) the evidence of guilt is strong, in determining if it will grant Alvaro’s plea bargain. The case was thus remanded to the trial court to determine Alvero's eligibility for plea bargaining and the RTC was further mandated to hear the prosecution's objection and rule on the merits. If the RTC finds the prosecution's objection meritorious, it shall order the continuation of the criminal proceedings.

Read more at https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/sc-reiterates-that-courts-may-allow-plea-bargaining-despite-the-prosecutions-objections/.

03/11/2023

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08/05/2022

Maraming salamat po sa inyong suporta sa buong serye ng kampanya.

Muli po ang inyong lingkod, Ang Abogado ng Masa, #8 sa balota, Atty. Boni Cruz.

07/05/2022

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