EDWIN D. RODRIGUEZ AND MICHAEL T. DEFENSOR, PETITIONERS , VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, MARIA JOSEFINA G. BELMONTE, GIAN CARLO G. SOTTO, WILFREDO B. REVILLAME, AND ELIZABETH A. DELARMENTE, RESPONDENTS .
- G.R. Number: G.R. No. 255509
- Promulgated: 2023-01-10
Keywords
Section 261(a) Omnibus Election Code, Rule 64 Rules of Court, Section 28 Republic Act No. 6646, Section 4 Rule 34 COMELEC Rules of Procedure, Article 183 Revised Penal Code, Article 180 Revised Penal Code, Mala in se, Disputable presumption, Transactional immunity, Election Offense, Vote-buying, Probable Cause Determination, Election Law Violations, Certiorari, Complaint Affidavit, Insufficiency of Evidence, Grave Abuse of Discretion, Hearsay evidence, Mens Rea, Preliminary Investigation