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COURSE OUTLINE
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POLITICAL LAW II REVIEW
Luis A. Vera Cruz, Jr.
Requisites:
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ANG TIBA Y vs. CIR, 69 Phil. 635
MERALCO vs. NLRC, 263 SCRA 531
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PEOPLE vs. CAY AT, 68 Phil. 12
PEOPLE vs. VERA, 65 Phil. 56
IMELDA MARCOS vs. CA, 278 SCRA 843
LACSON vs. SANDIGANBAYAN, January, 20, 1999
NUNEZ vs. SANDIGANBA YAN, 111 SCRA 433
FLORES vs. COMELEC, 184 SCRA 484
PHIL. ASSO. OF SERVICE EXPORTERS vs. DRILON, 163 SCRA
386
ORMOC SUGAR CO. vs. TREASURER OF ORMOC CITY, 22
SCRA 603
Section 2. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers,
and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures of whatever nature and for
any purpose shall be inviolable, and no search warrant or warrant of arrest shall
issue except upon probable cause to be determined personally by the judge after
examination under oath or affirmation of the complainant and the witnesses he
may produce, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons
or things to be seized.
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SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (PHILS.), INC. vs. ESPANOL,
453 SCRA 360 (2005)
PEOPLE vs. CA, 291 SCRA 400
BURGOS vs. CHIEF OF STAFF, 133 SCRA 800
2. Probable Cause;
5. Issuing Court
7. Warrantless Search
i. Motor Vehicle
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ii. Plain view
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PEOPLE vs. DE LARA, 236 SCRA 291 (1994)
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16. Waiver
U.S. vs. CHADWICK ET AL., 433 U.S. 1; 97S.Ct. 2476, 53 L.Ed. 538,
supra
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PEOPLE vs. ALBOFERA, 152 SCRA 123
ALEJANO vs. CABUAY, 468 SCRA 188 (read RA 7438)
BRA TNICKI vs. VOPPER, 532 US 514
i) Publication, etc.
b. movie censorship
i) Libel
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NEW YORK TIMES vs. SULLIVAN, 376 US 254
ALONZO vs. CA, G.R. No. 110088, February 1, 1995
POLICARPIO vs. MANILA TIMES, 5 SCRA 148
BAGUIO MIDLAND COURIER vs. CA, G.R. No.
107566,November25,2004
LOPEZ vs. CA, 34 SCRA 116
ii) Obscenity
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AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS ASSO. vs.
DOUDS, 339 US 282
ZALDIVAR vs. SANDIGANBA YAN, supra
2. Freedom of Assembly
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a~lowed. No religious test shall be required for the exercise of civil or political
ngh ts.
Also: Section 6, Art. II, Section 2(5), Art. IX-C, Section 5(2), Art. VI
Section 29 (2), Section 28(3), Art. VI, Section 4(2), Art. XIV,
Section 3(3), Art. XIV, Section 29(2), Art. VI.
1. Non-Establishment Clause
Section 6. The liberty of abode and of changing the same within the limits
prescribed by law shall no be impaired except upon lawful order of the court.
Neither shall the right to travel be impaired except in the interest of national
security, public safety, or public health, as may be provided by law.
MARCOS ET AL. vs. MANGLAPUS, G.R. No. 88211, September 15, 1989
and the Resolution on the Motion for Reconsideration da ted
October 27, 1989
MANOTOC vs. CA, 142 SCRA 149
VILLA VICENCIO vs. LUKBAN, 39 Phil. 778
SALONGA vs. HERMOSO, 97 SCRA 121
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Section 7. The right of the people to information on matters of public concern
shall be recognized. Access to official records, and to documents, and papers
pertaining to official acts, transactions, or decisions, as well as to government
research data used as basis for policy development, shall be afforded the citizen,
subject to such limitation as may be provided by law.
Section 8. The right of the people, including those employed in the public and
private sectors, to form unions, associations, or societies for purposes not contrary
to law shall not be abridged.
Right To Strike
Section 9. Private property shall not be taken for public use without just
compensation.
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1. Just Compensation
2. "Public Use"
3. "Taking"
Section 11. Free access to the courts and quasi-judicial bodies and adequate legal
assistance shall not be denied to any person by reason of poverty.
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XIII. RIGHTS DURING CUSTODIAL INVESTIGATIONS
Section 12 (1). Any person under investigation for the commission of an offense
shall have the right to be informed of his right to remain silent and to have
competent and independent counsel preferably of his own choice. If the person
cannot afford the services of counsel, he must be provided with one. These rights
cannot be waived except in writing and in the presence of counsel.
(2) No torture, force, violence, threat, intimidation, or any other means which
vitiate the free will shall be used against him. Secret detention places,
solitary, incommunicado, or other similar forms of detention are
prohibited.
(4) The law shall provide for penal and civil sanctions for violations of this
section as well as compensation to and rehabilitation of victims of torture
or similar practices, and their families.
1. "Custodial Investigation"
i) Police line-up
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PEOPLE vs. DUERO, 104 SCRA 379
RA 7438
5. Waiver of Rights
6. Presumptions
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8. Testimony of Arresting Officer On the Alleged Oral Confession of
the Accused
Section 13. All persons, except those charged with offenses punishable by
reclusion perpetua when evidence of guilt is strong, shall, before conviction~ be
bailable by sufficient sureties, or be released on recognizance as may be provide~
by law. The right to bail shall not be impaired even when the privilege of the wrzt
of habeas corpus is suspended. Excessive bail shall not be required.
Section 14 (1). No person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense without
due process of law.
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provided that he has been duly notified and his failure to appear in
unjustifiable.
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ANCHANGCO vs. OMBUDSMAN, 269 SCRA 301
SUMBANG vs. COURT MARTIAL, 337 SCRA 227
BLANCO vs. SANDIGANBA YAN, 346 SCRA 108
SOLAR TEAM ENTERTAINMENT INC. vs. HOW, 338 SCRA 51
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PEOPLE vs. SALAS, 143 SCRA 163
GIMENEZ vs. NAZARENO, 160 SCRA 1
Section 15. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended
except in cases of invasion or rebellion when the public safety requires it.
Section 16. All persons shall have the right to a speedy disposition of their cases
before all judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative bodies.
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XIX. RIGHT NOT TO BE DETAINED FOR ONES POLITICAL BELIEFS AND
, ASPIRATIONS/INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE
Section 18 (1). No person shall be detained solely by reason of his political beliefs
and aspirations.
(2) No involuntary servitude in any form shall exist except as a punishment for a
crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.
Section 19 (1). Excessive fines shall not be imposed, nor cruel, degrading or
inhuman punishment inflicted. Neither shall death penalty be imposed, unless,
for compelling reasons involving heinous crimes, the Congress hereafter provides
for it. Any death penalty already imposed shall be reduced to reclusion perpetua.
1. Death Penalty
Section 20. No person shall be imprisoned for debt or non-payment of a poll tax.
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Section 21 . No person shall be twice put in jeopardy or pu nishment for the same
offense. If an act is punished by a law and an ordinance, conviction or acquittal
under either shall constitute a bar to another prosecution for the same act.
' 1. Requisites
3. Other cases.
1. EX POST FACTO -
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a) Kinds:
r (1) Every law that makes criminal an action done before the passage of
the law and which was innocent when done, and punishes such
action;
(2) Every law that aggravates a crime, or makes it greater than it was
when committed;
(4) Every law that alters the legal rules of evidence, and receives less
or different testimony than the law required at the time of the
commission of the offense, in order to convict the offender;
(5) Every law which, assuming to regulate civil rights and remedies
only, in effect imposes a penalty or the deprivation of a right for
something which when done was lawful;
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PEOPLE vs. FERRER, 43 SCRA 381
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XXIV. CITIZENSHIP
( A. Section 1, Article IV
B. Section 2, Article IV
C. Section 3, Article IV
Section 4, Article IV
Section 5, Article IV
RA 8171
RA 9225
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4. Renunciation of Foreign Citizenship
RA 9225
5. Naturalization
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