SC: "Criminal liability for Estafa is not affected by payment.."
Indeed, the long-standing general rule is that criminal liability for Estafa is not affected by payment, indemnification, reimbursement...
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ATTY. PHIL JURIS
Jul 101 min read
New DOJ rules raise quantum of evidence, expand prosecutor duties
The rules also establish a clear quantum of evidence—prima facie evidence with reasonable certainty of conviction—to ensure that only...
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ATTY. PHIL JURIS
Jul 51 min read
COPYING IS A CRIME
Fiscal Fred Nojara, renowned criminal law lecturer, and prosecutor, expressed dismay over the illegal copying of his book. "COPYING IS A...
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ATTY. PHIL JURIS
Jun 151 min read
SB has dismissed graft complaints against former mayor due to 'inordinate delay'
The Sandiganbayan has dismissed the graft complaints against former mayor Teddy Tumang of Mexico town, Pampanga, and a trader due to...
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ATTY. PHIL JURIS
Jun 94 min read
Waiver of Article 125 of the RPC
The waiver of Article 125 of the RPC does not vest upon the DOJ, PPO, BJMP, and PNP the unbridled right to indefinitely incarcerate an...
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ATTY. PHIL JURIS
May 146 min read
VIVARES et al. vs. ST. THERESA'S COLLEGE, et al. G.R. No. 202666, September 29, 2014
Before one can have an expectation of privacy in his or her OSN activity, it is first necessary that said user, x x x, manifest the...
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ATTY. PHIL JURIS
May 43 min read
LIBEL | The identifiability of the victim
RE: LIBEL | The identifiability of the victim Libel is defined as a "public and malicious imputation of a crime, or of a vice or defect,...
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ATTY. PHIL JURIS
May 32 min read
SC Reiterates that Anti-VAWC Act Also Applies to Lesbian Relationships
Published by SCph May 3, 2024 The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that Republic Act No. 9262, or the Anti-Violence Against Women and...
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ATTY. PHIL JURIS
Apr 208 min read
LEO ABUYO Y SAGRIT vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, G.R. No. 250495. July 06, 2022
The law of nature — the "foundation of the privilege to use all reasonable means to repel an aggression that endangers one's own life and...
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ATTY. PHIL JURIS
Apr 2021 min read
KNUTSON et al. vs. HON. ELISA R. SARMIENTO-FLORES, G.R. No. 239215. July 12, 2022
BRIEF STATEMENT OF FACTS The judicial quest to discern who may be offenders as defined in a penal statute is at times abstruse in itself....
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ATTY. PHIL JURIS
Apr 711 min read
ROMOROSA vs. People, G.R. No. 191039. August 22, 2022
SUFFICIENCY OF THE INFORMATION It is fundamental that every element of the crime must be set out in the Information[13] to avoid surprise...
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ATTY. PHIL JURIS
Apr 74 min read
People vs. Sualog, G.R. No. 250852. October 10, 2022
CREDIBILITY OF WITNESS We stress that the CA and the RTC's assessments on the credibility of the prosecution witnesses and the veracity...
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ATTY. PHIL JURIS
Apr 42 min read
SC Declares Trillanes’ Amnesty Valid; Strikes Down Proclamation No. 572 That Revoked Said Amnesty
In G.R. Nos. 241494, 256660 & 256078 (Sen. Antonio “Sonny” F. Trillanes IV v. Hon. Salvador C. Medialdea, et al; People of the...
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ATTY. PHIL JURIS
Mar 303 min read
SC - Mere delay in the proceedings is not violation of the right to speedy disposition of cases or speedy trial
RE: Mere delay in the proceedings is not tantamount to a violation of the right to speedy disposition of cases or speedy trial BALANCING...
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ATTY. PHIL JURIS
Mar 294 min read
An information alleging conspiracy can stand even if only one person is charged -SC
Non-inclusion of other conspirators in the indictment, by itself, is not violative of the right to be fully informed of the nature and...
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ATTY. PHIL JURIS
Mar 299 min read
SC convicts accused of Rape with Homicide based on Circumstantial Evidence
The crime of rape — whether simple, qualified, or complexed with other crimes — is difficult to substantiate because it is generally...
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ATTY. PHIL JURIS
Mar 281 min read
SC to remove trial court’s authority to conduct preliminary probe
The Supreme Court is set to amend the Rules of Court to remove the authority of trial court officers to conduct a preliminary...
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ATTY. PHIL JURIS
Feb 176 min read
SC Sets Guidelines in Determining Discernment in Crimes Involving Children in Conflict with the Law
"The law presumes children in conflict with the law to have acted without discernment. The burden of proof is on the prosecution to...
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