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Question 13
17. Under Resolution dated November 12, 2023, the Supreme Court found Atty. X liable
for breach of the sub judice rule and imposed on him the penalty of suspension from
the practice of law for six months, effective immediately. On May 20, 2024, Atty. X
submitted to the Supreme Court a sworn statement declaring, among others, that he
desisted from the practice of law during his six-month suspension beginning
November 12, 2023 when he received the Resolution until May 12, 2024. May Atty.
X resume his practice of law? Reason(s).
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