Legal & Judicial Ethics, 2012 Bar — Question 36

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Bong, son of Judge Rey, is a fourth-year law student. He helped his friend prepare an affidavit-complaint for Violation of Batas Pambansa Blg. 22. After drafting, they showed it to Judge Rey who made some corrections. Later, the BP 22 case was raffled to Judge Rey who tried and convicted the accused. Was there impropriety? (A) Yes, since Judge Rey was not a fair and impartial judge. (B) No, the evidence for the prosecution was strong and sufficient to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. (C) No, because any other judge would also have convicted the accused. (D) No, those matters were not known to the accused.

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