I was only second choice, says Karen Jimeno
By Matikas Santos
Lawyer Karen Jimeno was only a second choice as counsel for the defense panel of former Chief Justice Renato Corona, she said Thursday in an interview over Radyo Inquirer 990AM.
Lawyer Karen Jimeno was only a second choice as counsel for the defense panel of former Chief Justice Renato Corona, she said Thursday in an interview over Radyo Inquirer 990AM.
Lawyer Karen Jimeno said in an interview with Radyo Inquirer 990 AM Thursday that retired associate justice Serafin Cuevas used to scold and reprimand the other members of the defense panel over conflicting opinions during the impeachment trial.
A defense counsel for embattled Chief Justice Renato Corona on Monday denied information that two of their members have left their team.
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, who testified before the impeachment court Monday, was described by the defense panel as “not only a hostile witness but also a combative witness.”
The defense at the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona plans to present the magistrate himself as its last witness.
Don’t expect the defense panel in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona to end its presentation this week with “fireworks” before the senator-judges take a break for Holy Week. Neither Cristina Corona nor any other “star witness” will take the stand just yet.
Whether or not the bank documents of Chief Justice Renato Corona being presented before the impeachment court are fake or illegally obtained will not have any implication on the merits of his case, his lawyers said Thursday.
Defense spokesperson Karen Jimeno on Wednesday said that her being a signatory to a 2010 University of the Philippines College of Law Faculty statement against Chief Justice Renato Corona’s alleged midnight appointment should not be an issue in the impeachment trial.
Ilocos Norte Representative Rodolfo Farinas’ statement that the impeachment complaint filed by the prosecution against Chief Justice Renato Corona was “poorly crafted” was a good observation on the inadequacy of the evidence against Corona, a spokesman for the defense said Tuesday.
Turning the tables on the prosecution, a spokesperson for the defense said that their pro bono work for embattled Chief Justice Renato Corona did not violate Republic Act 6713 or The Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees.
Three top lawyers joined the defense team of Chief Justice Renato Corona Tuesday.
