JURISDICTION OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER

 Conferred by law
 Cannot be fixed by the will of the parties
 Cannot be conferred upon by the accused,
express waiver or otherwise
 Cannot be conferred by a mere administrative
policy of any trial court.
 Determined by the allegations in the complaint
or the averments in the information which
characterize the crime to be prosecuted and the
court before which it must be tried.

JURISDICTION OVER THE TERRITORY

 For jurisdiction to be acquired by a court, the

offense should have been committed or any
one of its essential ingredients should have
taken place within the territorial jurisdiction.

JURISDICTION OVER THE ACCUSED

 Acquired upon his arrest or apprehension, with

or without warrant, or his voluntary appearance
or submission to the jurisdiction of the court.
 VA is accomplished either by his pleading (such
as by filing a motion to quash or other pleadings
requiring the exercise of the court’s jurisdiction,
appearing for arraignment, entering trial) or by
filing bail.

CUSTODY OF THE LAW

 Is required before the court can act upon the

application for bail but is not required for the
adjudication of other reliefs sought by the
defendant.
 When a person arrested by virtue of a warrant
files a motion before arraignment to quash the
warrant.
 One can be subject to the jurisdiction of the
court over his person, and yet not be in the
custody of the law, such as when an accused
escapes custody after his trial has commenced.
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