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RemRev2 Assignment v2
RemRev2 Assignment v2
Jurisdiction
1. Distinguish jurisdiction over the subject matter in criminal cases from jurisdiction over
the person of the accused.
2. What is criminal jurisdiction?
3. Distinguish custody of the law from jurisdiction of courts.
4. Distinguish venue and jurisdiction civil cases from that in criminal cases.
5. What are the requisites for the exercise of criminal jurisdiction?
6. How is jurisdiction over the subject matter is conferred?
7. How is jurisdiction over the subject matter is determined?
8. How does a court acquire jurisdiction over the person of the accused?
9. If fine is the only penalty, how is jurisdictiondetermined?
10. What is the rule on objections to jurisdiction?
11. What is the rule on jurisdiction over complex crimes?
12. What is the rule on jurisdiction over continuing crimes?
13. What is the rule on jurisdiction over crimes punishable by destierro?
14. What is the criminal jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan?
15. What is the criminal jurisdiction of the Court of Tax Appeals?
16. What is the criminal jurisdiction of the Family Court?
17. Outline the criminal jurisdiction of the regular courts.
18. What cases before the MTC are governed by the Rules on Summary Procedure?
19. May injunction lie to restrain criminal prosecution?
20. The accused in a criminal case for falsification of public document filed a motion for
redetermination of probable cause before the MTC. The MTC denied the motion on
the ground that it did not have jurisdiction over the person of the accused who had
not yet been arrested. Was the MTC’s denial correct?