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580 results for “acquitted”
WHETHER BY DESIGN OR ACCIDENT, THE OPTICS HAVE DAMAGED A SUPPOSEDLY INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION THAT THRIVES ON PUBLIC TRUST
Property developer Delfin Lee, his son, and three others were acquitted in an estafa case for insufficiency of evidence. The 100-page resolution penned by…
The Supreme Court acquitted Mcgill Esquillo Omandam, ruling prosecutors failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he consumed alcohol during the 2019…
The Supreme Court acquitted Ma. Fe Imelda Lapira of bigamy after ruling that a void marriage may be raised as a defense even without a prior judicial…
The Supreme Court acquitted Jade Karla Tan of cyber libel over her Facebook ‘padulas’ post against former Catanauan mayor Ramon Orfanel, ruling that…
The Supreme Court has acquitted SPO2 Badawi Bakal in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre case, ruling that the Court of Appeals violated his constitutional…
A Pangasinan court has acquitted indigenous rights advocate Sarah Abelon Alikes of terrorism financing, citing insufficient evidence and lack of criminal…
The Supreme Court has acquitted a former paluwagan administrator of estafa, ruling that failure to return entrusted funds does not constitute criminal fraud…
The Supreme Court has acquitted paluwagan administrator Lourdes Cheng of estafa, ruling that mere failure to return funds is not criminal fraud without proof…
The Supreme Court has acquitted a woman of bigamy, ruling that a prior marriage that is void from the beginning—such as one lacking a marriage license—can be…
The Supreme Court acquitted a man in an Anti-VAWC economic abuse case, ruling that paternity must first be clearly proven before criminal liability for failure…
The Supreme Court acquitted a mother convicted of parricide in her daughter’s death, ruling that her diagnosed schizophrenia exempted her from criminal…
The Supreme Court of the Philippines has acquitted a mother previously convicted of parricide in her child’s death, ruling that her medically proven…
The Supreme Court acquits drug suspect Joseph Espera, ruling that police failure to conduct immediate inventory and photographing of seized shabu at the arrest…
The Court of Appeals acquits rights advocate Sally Ujano in a rebellion case, overturning her 2024 conviction and ending a four-year legal battle.
The Office of the Solicitor General urges the Supreme Court to acquit Maria Ressa and Reynaldo Santos Jr. in their cyber libel case, citing the charges were…
NTF-ELCAC declared a legal victory after a Tacloban court convicted Frenchie Mae Cumpio and Marielle Domequil of terrorism financing, saying the ruling affirms…