Prosecution: We proved our case
Defense: Prosecution had no case
by Peter Tabingo
The six-year trial on perjury and plunder charges against President Joseph Estrada formally ended yesterday with the conclusion of the oral summation by the prosecution and the defense.
Presiding Justice and Special Division chair Teresita Leonardo-De Castro declared the cases submitted for resolution. The decision, under the law, must be promulgated within 90 days.