Articles 1-10 Case List

Criminal Law

I. General Principles of Criminal Law

a. Nature and Definition
People vs. Genosa (GR No. 135981)
Ient vs. Tullett Prebon Inc. (G.R. No. 189158)
b. Characteristics of Criminal Law
1. General (Art. 2, RPC)
Minucher vs. Scalzo (GR No. 142396)
Liang vs. People, (GR No. 125865)
2. Territorial (Art. 2, RPC)
People vs. Tulin, (GR No. 111709
3. Prospective (Arts. 21 and 22, RPC)
Effects of Repeal
c. Sources of Criminal Law
1. Revised Penal Code
2. Special Penal Laws
d. Constitutional Limitations on Criminal Law
1. Due process and equal protection. (Art. 3, Sec. 1, 1987 Consti)
White Light Corp. vs. City of Manila (GR No. 122846)
2. Freedom of expression (Art. 3, Sec. 4, 1987 Consti)
3. Freedom of religion (Art. 3, Sec. 5, 1987 Consti)
Estrada v. Escritor, (AM No. P-02-1651)
4. No excessive fines, nor cruel, degrading, or inhuman punishment (Art. 3, Sec.
19, 1987 Consti)
People vs. Echagaray (GR No. 117472)
Corpuz vs. People (GR No. 180016)
5. Non-imprisonment for debt or non-payment of poll tax (Art. 3, Sec. 19, 1987
Consti)
6. Bill of attainder (Art. 3, Sec. 22, 1987 Consti)
People vs. Ferrer (L-32613-14)
7. Ex-post facto laws (Art. 3, Sec. 22, 1987 Consti)
US vs. Diaz Conde (L-18208)
e. Construction and interpretation
1. Liberally in favour of the accused
2. Spanish text of the RPC prevails over the English text
People vs. Abilong, (L-1960)
3. Retroactive application when favourable to the accused
4. Prescribed but underserved penalties (Art. 5, RPC)
People vs. Formigones (L-3246)
II. General Principles of Criminal Liability
a. Felony (Art. 3, RPC)
b. Elements of Criminal Liability
1. Physical Element (Actus reus)
People vs. Sylvestre and Atienza (GR No. 35748)
2. Mental Element (Mens rea)
a. Deliberate Intent (Dolo)
i. Elements of Dolo
ii. General & Specific Intent
People vs. Puno (GR No. 97471)
iii. Mistake of Fact
US vs. Ah Chong (GR No. 5272)
People vs. Oanis (GR No. 47722)
iv. Malum prohibitum as exception to the requirement of mens
rea
Padilla vs. Dizon (AC No. 3086)
Magno vs. CA (GR No. 96132)
Garcia vs. CA (GR No. 157171)
v. Intent distinguished from motive
b. Constructive Intent (Culpa, Arts. 3 and 365)
i. Elements
ii. Imprudence or lack of skill
iii. Negligence of lack of foresight
People vs. Pugay (L-74324)
Ivler vs. San Pedro (GR No. 172716)
c. Transferred Intent (Art. 4, par. 1)
i. Aberratio ictus
People vs. Guillen (L-1477)
ii. Error in personae
People vs. Sabalones (GR No. 123485)
iii. Praeter intentionem
People vs. Albaquerque (GR No. 38773)
3. Concurrence
4. Resulting Harm
5. Causation
Bataclan vs. Medina (L-10126)
c. Impossible Crimes (Art. 4, par. 2)
Intod vs. CA (GR No. 103119)
People vs. Saladino (L-3634)
III. Stages of Execution
a. Attempted Stage
b. Frustrated Stage
c. Consummated Stage
US vs. Eduave (GR No. 12155)
Rivera vs. People (GR No. 166326)
Baleros vs. People (GR No. 138033)
d. Stages of Execution in Relation to Specific Felonies
1. Theft
Valenzuela vs. People (GR No. 160188)
2. Illegal Trespass
People vs. Lamahang (L-43530)
3. Physical Injuries, Homicide, and Murder
People vs. Borinaga (GR No. 33463)
People vs. Kalalo (GR No. 39303-05)
People vs. Trinidad (GR No. 79123-25)
Martinez vs. CA (GR No. 168827)
Mondragon vs. People (L-17666)
People vs. Sy Pio (L-5848)
4. Robbery
People vs. Dio (L-36461)
People vs. Salvilla (GR No. 86163)
5. Rape
People vs. Orita (GR No. 88724)
People vs. Campuhan (GR No. 129433)
6. Arson
US vs. Valdes (L-14128)
e. Conspiracy and Proposals to Commit a Felony (Art. 8)
1. Conspiracy and Proposal, when punished?
2. As a manner of incurring criminal liability.
People vs. Aguilos (GR No. 121828)