CRIMINAL LAW REVIEW

4S TO 4F

MODULE 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

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

V. Construction and interpretation

A. Liberally in favor of the accused

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

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

C. Retroactive application when favorable to the accused

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

VII. Elements of criminal liability

A. Physical element (Actus reus)

a. Act

b. Omission

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

B. Mental element (Mens rea)

a. Deliberate intent (Dolo)

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

i. Elements of dolo

ii. General and specific intent

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

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

iii. Intent distinguished from motive

iv. Mistake of fact

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

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

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

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

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

21. 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

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

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

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

i. Aberratio ictus

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

25. 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

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

d. Concurrence

e. Resulting harm

f. Causation

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

28. Urbano v. Intermediate Appellate Court, G.R. No. 72964, 7 January 1988
 VIII. Impossible Crimes (Art. 4, Par. 2, RPC)

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

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