MODULE 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LAW

I. Nature and definition

1. Ient v. Tullett Prebon, G.R. No. 189158, 11 January 2017

II. Characteristics of Criminal Law

A. General (Art. 2, RPC)

2. Minucher v. Scalzo, G.R. No. 142396, 11 February 2003

3. Liang v. People, G.R. No. 125865, 28 January 2000

4. Del Socorro v. Van Wilesem, G.R. No. 193707, 10 December 2014

5. Gonzales v. Abaya, G.R. No. 164007, 10 August 2006

B. Territorial (Art. 2, RPC)

6. People v. Tulin, G.R. No. 111709, 30 August 2001

7. People vs. Lol-lo, G.R. No. 17958 27 February 1922

C. Prospective (Article 21 and 22, RPC)

III. Sources of Criminal Law

A. Revised Penal Code

B. Special Penal Laws

IV. Constitutional Limitations on Criminal Law

A. Due process and Equal protection (Art. 3, Sec. 1, 1987 Constitution)

8. White Light Corp. v. City of Manila, G.R. No. 122846, 20 January 2009

9. Garcia v. Drilon, G.R. No. 179267, 25 June 2013

B. Freedom of expression (Art. 3, Sec. 4, 1987 Constitution)

10. US v. Bustos, G.R. No. L-12592, 8 March 1918

11. Guingguing v. People, G.R. No. 128959, 30 September 2005

 C. Freedom of religion (Art. 3, Sec. 5, 1987 Constitution)

12. Estrada v. Escritor, AM No. P-02-1651, 22 June 2006

D. No excessive fines, nor cruel, degrading or inhuman punishment. (Art. 3, Sec. 19,
1987 Constitution)

13. People v. Echagaray, G.R. No. 117472, 7 February 1997

14. Corpuz v. People, G.R. No. 180016, 29 April 2014

E. Non-imprisonment for debt or non-payment of poll tax (Art. 3, Sec. 19, 1987
Constitution)

15. Lozano v. Martinez, G.R. No. L-63419, 18 December 1986

F. Bill of attainder (Art. 3, Sec. 22, 1987 Constitution)

16. People v. Ferrer, G.R. No. L-32613-14, 27 December 1972

G. Ex-post facto laws (Art. 3, Sec. 22, 1987 Constitution)

17. US v. Diaz Conde, G.R. No. L-18208, 14 February 1922

V. Construction and interpretation

A. Liberally in favor of the accused

B. Spanish text of the RPC prevails over the English text

18. People v. Abilong, G.R. No. L-1960, 26 November 1948

C. Retroactive application when favorable to the accused

19. Hernan v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 217874, 5 December 2017

D. Prescribed but undeserved penalties (Art. 5, RPC)

20. People v. Formigones, G.R. No. L-3246, 29 November 1950

E. Suppletory application of RPC to Special Penal Laws (Art. 10, RPC)

21. Ladonga v. People, G.R. No. 141066, 17 February 2005

22. People v. Simon, G.R. No. 93028, 29 July 1994

 MODULE 2: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY

I. Felony, defined (Art. 3, RPC)

II. Elements of criminal liability

A. Physical element (Actus reus)

a. Act

b. Omission

1. People v. Sylvestre and Atienza, G.R. No. 35748, 14 December 1931

2. People v. Talingdan, G.R. No. L-32126, 6 July 1978

B. Mental element (Mens rea)

a. Deliberate intent (Dolo)

3. Manuel v. People, G.R. No. 165842, 29 November 2005

i. Elements of dolo

ii. General and specific intent

4. People v. Puno, G.R. No. 97471, 17 February 1993

5. People v. Delim, G.R. No. 142773, 28 January 2003

iii. Intent distinguished from motive

iv. Mistake of fact

6. US v. Ah Chong, G.R. No. 5272, 19 March 1910

7. People v. Oanis, G.R. No. 47722, 27 July 1943

v. Malum prohibitum as exception to the requirement of mens rea

8. Padilla v. Dizon, A.C. No. 3086, 23 February 1988

 9. Magno v. CA, G.R. No. 96132, 26 June 1992

10. Garcia v. CA, G.R. No. 157171, 14 March 2006

b. Constructive intent (Culpa) (Art. 3 and 365, RPC)

i. Elements

ii. Imprudence or lack of skill

iii. Negligence or lack of foresight

11. People v. Pugay, G.R. No. L-74324, 17 November 1988

12. Ivler v. San Pedro, G.R. No. 172716, 17 November 2010.

c. Transferred intent (Art. 4, par. 1, RPC)

i. Aberratio ictus

13. People v. Guillen, G.R. No. L-1477, 18 January 1950

14. People v. Adriano, G.R. No. 205228, 15 July 2015

ii. Error in personae

People v. Sabalones, G.R. No. 123485, 31 August 1998

iii. Praeter intentionem

15. People v. Albuquerque, G.R. No. 38773, 19 December 1933

d. Concurrence

e. Resulting harm

f. Causation

16. Bataclan v. Medina, G.R. No. L-10126, 22 October 1957

17. People v. Iligan, G.R. No. 75369, 26 November 1990

18. Urbano v. Intermediate Appellate Court, G.R. No. 72964, 7 January 1988

III. Impossible Crimes (Art. 4, Par. 2, RPC)

19. Intod v. CA, G.R. No. 103119, 21 October 1992

20. People v. Saladino, G.R. No. L-3634, 30 May 1951

21. Jacinto v. People, G.R. No. 162540, 13 July 2009.