G.R. No. 175602 – 703 Phil. 519 – Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Rule 122; Appeal – Favorable judgment on appeal likewise favors those who did not appeal Eduardo and Edwin Valdez were convicted of three counts of murder and were made to suffer reclusion perpetua in each of […]
Criminal Procedure
G.R. No. 175602 – 679 Phil. 279 – 663 SCRA 272 – Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Rule 110 – Information – Proper way to allege aggravating circumstances; treachery Brothers Eduardo Valdez and Edwin Valdez were police officers accused of killing three persons. They were charged in court for […]
G.R. No. 124342 – 377 Phil. 904 – 320 SCRA 61 – Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Rule 110; Information – Time of Commission of the Offense Must Be Alleged as Close to the Actual Date Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Rights of the […]
G.R. No. 145391 – 436 Phil. 582 – 388 SCRA 28 – Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Responsive Pleading – Rule 111; Answer with Counterclaim not Allowed; Counterclaim must be filed separately Avelino Casupanan and Mario Laroya were involved in a vehicular collision. In 1999, Laroya filed a criminal […]
G.R. No. 238798 – Criminal Law – Special Penal Laws – Juvenile Justice Act – Discernment Criminal Law – Book 1 – Mitigating Circumstances – Minority Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Information – When offender is a CICL Remedial Law – Evidence – Hearsay Rule – Exceptions; Res Gestae […]
G.R. No. 99287 – 285 Phil. 723 – 210 SCRA 246 – Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Plea to a Lesser Offense – Requisites; Consent of the Prosecution; Consent of the Offended Party In August 1990, Jaime Manuel was accused of illegal possession of drugs. Trial proceeded and after the […]
G.R. No. 254564; G.R. No. 254974; A.M. No. 21-07-16-SC; A.M. No. 18-03-16-SC – Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Sec. 4, Rule 114; Plea to a Lesser Offense – Plea Bargaining in Drugs Cases – Requisites of a valid plea bargaining This case was consolidated with Cypher Baldadera vs People […]
G.R. No. 252861 – Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Appeal – There is no automatic appeal of criminal cases to the Court of Appeals In 2008, Alexander Olpindo was indicted for allegedly raping a minor. In 2016, he was convicted and was sentenced to reclusion perpetua. The RTC forwarded […]
G.R. No. 161075 – 714 Phil. 1 – Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Arraignment – Deferment of Arraignment – Prejudicial Question; Independent Civil Action Not a Prejudicial Question Sometime in the late 1990s, Rafael Jose Consing, Jr. and his mother obtained loans from Unicapital, Inc. amounting to Php18M. The […]
G.R. No. 148193 – 443 Phil. 454 – 395 SCRA 366 – Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Arraignment; Deferment – Prejudicial Question In 1997, Rafael Jose Consing, Jr. and his mother Cecilia dela Cruz sold to Plus Builders, Inc. (PBI) a huge parcel of lot in Imus, Cavite. Later, […]
G.R. No. 215121 – Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure / Civil Procedure – Rule 40; Appeal from MTC to RTC – Submission of Memorandum by Appellant is Mandatory – Rule 42; Appeal from RTC to CA In 2006, Dr. Benigno Agbayani, Jr. was sued by Saul Hofileña, Jr. Allegedly, Dr. […]
G.R. No. 247611 – Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Rule 114; Bail – Nelson Mandela Rules – When is bail not a matter of right – Recognizance Bong Revilla, Richard Cambe, and Janet Napoles were charged with plunder. In 2018, Cambe and Napoles were convicted. Napoles was transferred to […]
G.R. No. 108028 – 328 Phil. 1123 – 260 SCRA 36 – 93 OG No. 36 – Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Rule 118; Pre-Trial; Stipulations – Trial; Stipulations Evidence – Admissions; Judicial Admissions – Admissions by Counsel – Admissions of Fact Cristina Hernandez was convicted of large scale […]
G.R. No. 240056 – Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Prosecution of Crimes – Motion to Quash – Being an indigenous people is not a ground to quash information Criminal Law – Book 1 – General Principles – Characteristics of Penal Laws – Territoriality Datu Malingin, also known as Lemuel […]
G.R. No. 152997 – 484 Phil. 563 – Criminal Law – Book II – Crimes Against Personal Liberty – Trespass to Dwelling – Lack of Criminal Intent Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Rule 110 – Information – Designation of the Offense – When time is not an element of […]
G.R. No. 244255 – Criminal Law – Book I – Aggravating Circumstances – Qualifying Circumstances; Relationship; In Rape, Correct Filial Relationship Must Be Alleged Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Rule 110 – Designation of the Offense – Qualifying Circumstances Must be Sufficiently Alleged In 2009, XYZ was indicted for […]