May the Evidentiary Standard of Probable Cause in Preliminary Investigation be Changed by the DOJ to One of “Reasonable Certainty of Conviction”?
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued Department Circular No. 008 dated 10 February 2023. The circular directs prosecutors to assess criminal cases pending before the first-level courts (municipal trial courts, metropolitan trial courts, and municipal trial courts in cities) and to file motions to withdraw the information if the prosecutor determines that there is…