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Submitted by:
La Verne Ryan Carlo A. Abad
Submitted to:
Atty. Tang
Court Observation
Prosecutor
1. He is ready with the pre-trial.
2. Prepared all the exhibits to be marked.
3. Quite experienced with the processes.
Respondent's Lawyer
1. He came in late.
2. Objected on the jurisdiction of the court over his
client.
Observation: Judge
1. He asked if the Defendant's lawyer is considering a
Plea Bargain.
2. Assisted the Defendant's through the process.
Prosecutor
1. Not ready with the witness.
2. Stutters when trying to explain to the Judge.
3. Seems to have low self-confidence.
4. Ready with the exhibits.
Defendant's lawyer
1. Has good command of English and has excellent
communication skills.
2. Guided by the Judge on the stipulation of the facts.
3. Seems to be a new lawyer.
Case 3: People of the Philippines v. Froilan Delos Santos
For: Violation of RA 10591 SEC. 28(A) in rel. to
SEC 28 (E-1)
Re: Continuation of presentation of prosecution's evidence
Case: The case was reset due to time constraint and to the
request of the prosecution to have it re-scheduled because the
prosecution have not yet conferred with their witness before
testifying.
Observation: Judge
1. Agreed with the resetting and gave the prosecution
time to confer with their witness.
Prosecutor
1. Ready with his evidences.
Defendant's Lawyer
1. No appearance.
Public Prosecutor
1. The prosecutor seems to just have taken over the
case. (private prosecutor withdrew appearance)
2. He is very confident and forceful.
3. Pinpoints issues.
4. Dissects information from witness.
5. Notices discrepancies in the evidences presented.
6. Conducts direct examination while seated.
7. Extracts information from the witness easily due to
good questioning.
8. Overcomes objections.
Defendant's Lawyer
1. Timely objects.
2. Has few good objections.
3. Objections are usually denied by the Judge.