The 20-3 vote by senator-judges to convict Chief Justice Renato Corona is now of record, and plainly a matter of fact. As the senator-judges were voting on Tuesday, however, there were, in truth, a lot of uncertainties. Party loyalties, upcoming national elections, and political vulnerabilities outside of the impeachment process, were among the factors that, pundits said, were likely to influence the votes. Here are five votes that many observers found intriguing, if not outright surprising.
