G.R. No. 176159 – 586 Phil. 515 – 564 SCRA 584 – Remedial Law – Evidence – Testimonial Evidence – Identification of the Accused – Impermissible Suggestion In October 2000, three armed men entered the restaurant owned by spouses Paquito and Rosita Buna. The armed men began robbing the place […]
Evidence
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G.R. No. 141644 – 429 SCRA 478 – 473 Phil. 517 – Remedial Law – Evidence – Testimonial Evidence – Identification of the Accused – Impermissible Suggestion In October 1997, a bus plying the Quirino Highway was robbed by six individuals. A passenger was killed during the robbery. On the […]
A.C. No. 7136 – 555 Phil. 713; 104 OG No. 31 – 529 SCRA 1 – Legal Ethics – Propriety – Fidelity – Obedience to Law Remedial Law – Rules of Evidence – Admissions and Denials – Negative Pregnant Jose Emmanuel “Noli” Eala, a lawyer, is married to Mary Anne […]
G.R. No. 219686 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Article 2180; Quasi-Delicts – Vicarious Liability of School Heads for the Tortious Acts of their Students Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Substitute Parental Authority – Liability of School Heads Remedial Law – Evidence – Documentary Evidence […]
A.C. No. 13242 – 924 Phil. 596 – Legal Ethics – CPRA; Canon II; Propriety – Improper Claim of Influence – Fidelity; Deceitful Conduct Remedial Law – Evidence – Electronic Evidence – Text Messages; How Authenticated Feliza Asuncion married Julio Asuncion in 1983. However, without her first marriage being […]
G.R. No. 216056 – 891 Phil. 181 – Remedial Law – Evidence – Testimonial Evidence – Hearsay Rule – Exceptions; Dying Declaration In May 2001, Roger Arquero and Rolando Licupa were walking on a rice field when all of a sudden Roberto Bernardo emerged from the hill portion of the […]
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. 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. 188130 – 639 Phil. 622 – 625 SCRA 611 – Remedial Law – Evidence – Admissibility of Evidence – Testimonial Evidence – Self-Serving Statement – Hearsay Anthony Ambrosio and several others sued Mary Lou Omictin for illegal recruitment. Omictin was convicted. On appeal, Omictin argued that the testimony […]
G.R. No. 248905 – Criminal Law – Book I – Criminal Liability; Degree of Participation – Principal vs Accomplice; Conspiracy Remedial Law – Evidence – Testimonial Evidence – Inconsistencies in the testimony of a witness; when not fatal to the case Criminal Law – Book II – Crimes Against Liberty […]
G.R. No. 105813 – 236 SCRA 398 – Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Offer of Testimony Evidence – Testimonial Evidence – Offer of Testimony Concepcion Catuira was being tried for two counts of estafa. After the prosecution rested its case, Catuira filed a demurrer to evidence on the ground […]
G.R. No. 210164 – 767 Phil. 51 – Political Law – Election Law – Republic Act No. 9225 – Qualifications of Local Elective Candidates – Citizenship Requirements – Dual Allegiance Remedial Law – Evidence – Formal Offer of Evidence – Evidence not Offered Rommel Arnado was a natural-born Filipino. Later, […]
G.R. No. 136975 – 494 Phil. 306 – 454 SCRA 301 – Taxation Law – Tax Collection – Assessment Remedial Law – Evidence – Documentary Evidence Best Evidence Rule in Taxation vs Best Evidence Rule under the Rules of Court In 1989, an informant informed the Counter-Intelligence Division of the Economic […]
G.R. No. 195432 – 742 Phil. 37 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Article 26; Foreign Divorce; how recognized Remedial Law – Evidence – Foreign Divorce; Must be proven as a matter of fact In 2001, Edelina Tungul married a Japanese citizen named Yuichiro Kobayashi. […]
G.R. No. 186571 – 642 Phil. 420 – 628 SCRA 266 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Marriage; Void Marriages – Article 26; Effect of Foreign Divorce Remedial Law – Evidence – Presumptive Evidence – Foreign Judgment; Divorce Civil Procedure – Rule 39 – Rights […]
G.R. No. 155339 – 571 Phil. 18 – 547 SCRA 311 – Remedial Law – Evidence – Circumstantial Evidence; when may it be used to uphold conviction In October 1992, Naty Madon-ep, a businesswoman engaged in the selling of seeds and rice in the public market of Baguio City, noticed […]