NAME: ARTEMIO B.

BURCE I, RCRIM
GREEN LAWS
CASE STUDY NO.1: Up in the Mountain without a clue.

Law Specific section List the elements of the offense The line number Investigative steps to
possibly of the law on the facts of do to determine all
violated containing the provisions elements of the
offense believe is offense are present
violated
PD No. Section 68. 1) (Offender) Any person Line 5-7 According to the third
705 Cutting, 2) (Acts or Omission) who element of the
gathering and/or shall cut, gather, collect, offense (qualifier),
collecting timber or remove timber or other the act is unlawful
or other forest products from any when it was done
products without forest land, or timber from without any authority
license. alienable and disposable under a license
public lands, or from agreement, lease,
private lands, license or permit. I
3) (Qualifier) without any would therefore
authority under a license check if DENR
agreement, lease, license authorized the act of
or permit cutting down the
century-old trees
Chainsaw Section 7(4) – 1. (Offender): Any person Line 5-7 According to the third
Act (RA Actual Unlawful 2. (Act or omission): who is element of the
9175) Use of found to be in possession of a offense (qualifier),
Chainsaw chainsaw and uses the same to the act is unlawful
cut trees and timber in forest land when it was done
or elsewhere without being
3. (qualifier): except as authorized by the
authorized by the Department Department (DENR).
I would therefore
check if DENR
authorized the act of
cutting down the
century-old trees