Court of Appeals: Prior Crash Evidence Inadmissible in Trial of Derrick Thompson in Death of Five

Court of Appeals: Prior crash evidence inadmissible in trial of Derrick Thompson in death of five

The Appeals Court denied a motion in Derrick Thompson’s trial on several counts of third-degree murder and criminal vehicular homicide.

The Court of Appeals (CA) has set aside the acquittal of former Senator Leila de Lima in one of her cases related to the alleged illegal drug trade at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). The Court said the Muntinlupa trial court judge did not provide an adequate explanation for why he acquitted De Lima and her former bodyguard Ronnie Dayan in 2023. The CA ruled that the judge erred in relying solely on the recanted testimony of former Bureau of Correc…