[ASSIGNMENT]

Criminal Law 1 and Criminal Law Review

(Sections 1-S and 4-A)
I. General Principles of Criminal Law
(Ient v. Tullett Prebon, 11 Jan 2017)
1. Sources
2. Theories on Penal Legislation
3. Characteristics and exceptions
- Minucher v. Scalzo, 11 Feb 2003
- Liang v. People, 28 Jan 2000
- Del Socorro v. Van Wilesem, 10 Dec 2014
- Gonzales v. Abaya, 10 August 2006
- People v. Tulin, 30 August 2001
- People v. Lol-lo, 27 Feb 2001
4. Constitutional Limitations
- White Light Corp. v. City of Manila, 20 Jan 2009
- Garcia v. Drilon, 25 June 2013
- US v. Bustos, 08 March 1918
- Guingguing v. People, 30 Sept 2005
- Estrada v. Escritor, 22 June 2006
- People v. Echagaray, 07 Feb 1997
- Corpuz v. People, 29 April 2014
- People v. Ferrer, 27 Dec 1972
- US v. Diaz, 14 Feb 1922
5. Rules of construction; effects of retroactive application
- People v. Abilong, 26 Nov. 1948
- Hernan v. Sandiganbayan, 05 Dec 2017
- Ladonga v. People, 17 Feb 2005
6. Pro reo principle (People v. Gaffud, 19 Sept 2008)
II. General Principles of Criminal Liability
1. Felony, as defined; Article 3, RPC; Elements
2. Elements of Criminal Liability
3. Physical and Mental Elements; Requisites
4. Classification of felonies
- distinctions intent and culpa
- US v. Joaquin Catangay, L-9206 (1914)
- People v. Pedro Ramirez, L-24084 (1925)
- People v. Oanis, 74 Phil. 257 (1943)
- People v. Guillen, 85 Phil 307, (1950)
- People v. Pugay, 17 Nov. 1988
- mistake of fact (US v. Ah Chong, 15 Phil 488 [1910])
- classifications of intent
- distinctions intent and motive
5. Mala in se and mala prohibita
III. Article 4, RPC – Who incurs criminal liability?
1. Applicable principles
- error in personae
- aberratio ictus
- preater intentionem
- ignorantia facti
2. Impossible crime
- Intod v. C.A., G.R. 103119, 21 Oct 1992
- Jacinto v. People, G.R. No. 162540, 13 July 2009
IV. Article 5, RPC
- People v. Edwin Dagsa, G.R. No. 219889, 29 Jan 2018
(second paragraph of SC’s dispositive portion applying Article 5 of the Revised Penal Code)
V. Article 6, RPC, Stages of Execution
- attempted
- frustrated
- consummated
- non-applicability to specific felonies
- continuing crimes (delito continuado)
- complex crimes and composite crimes
- special complex crimes