EPISODE 105 – Maguindanao Massacre Case: The Conspiracy Test

In criminal cases, what is conspiracy and how is it proven? Does mere presence at preparatory meetings and expressions of agreement amount to conspiracy without proof of an overt act? Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Atty. Theodore O. Te, who is the Chairperson of the Philippine Judicial Academy Department of Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. He has served as Chief of the Supreme Court Public Information Office and has been Bar Examiner thrice. Professor Te teaches criminal law and procedure at the University of the Philippines College of Law. Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo speaks with Atty. Te on the Court’s ruling on Maguindanao Massacre, the requirement of overt acts to establish conspiracy, and the fundamental principles that safeguard criminal liability under the rule of law.