Does Cayetano pass the ‘clean hands’ test?

There is an oft-repeated legal maxim which goes: “He who comes to court must come with clean hands.”

This simply means that one who goes to court with a lawsuit or petition asking the court for relief must himself be innocent of any wrongdoing or unfair conduct (i.e. have “clean hands”). This doctrine can actually be used as a defense in court by a defendant on the ground that his accuser has a “lack of clean hands.”