Format (10 mins)

Suggested format

Procedural 1 and 4 – GIO

Substantive 2 and 3 – PATRICK

Intro:

30 secs – introduce who the respondents are

- “representing the side of the gov”

- This counsel beseeches/implores/moves the honorable court to grant the reliefs as prayed for
by the government. Such prayers are grounded on the following procedural grounds which will
be discussed by gio and on the substantive portion of this prayer, my co counsel Patrick will
discussed by Patrick:
- Republic Act No. 10973 is constitutional.
o The assailed statute does not run contrary to any provision of the 1987 Constitui
on nor any existing legislative act. R.A. No. 10973 provides greater efficacy to th
e traditional power of the Chief of Police to issue subpoenas
o The Court may not exercise its power of judicial review to resolve the issue of c
onstitutionality of Republic Act No. 10973.
- In order for the Court to be in its proper exercise of its constitutionally-
-granted power of judicial review, extant must be certain requisites, the absence of at le
ast one rendering such exercise improper.
B. The instant appeal constitutes a collateral attack on the validity of Republic Act No.
10973. ● Well-
-settled is the rule that the constitutionality of a statute cannot be collaterally attacked
as constitutionality issues must be pleaded directly and not collaterally.