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A. Preliminaries
1. Definition of Criminal Law
Public Crime vs. Private Crime
Common Law Crimes
2. Sources of Philippine Criminal Law
3. Authority of State to Punish Crimes
Cases: People vs. Santiago, 43 Phil. 120 (1922)
U.S. vs. Pablo, 35 Phil. 94 (1914)
4. Constitutional Limitations (Art. III, Sections 14 (1) and 22,
1987 Constitution)
Cases: Pesigan vs. Angeles, L-64279, April 30, 1984
Tañada vs. Tuvera, G.R. No. L-63915, April
24, 1985
Second Week
1. History
2. Division of Criminal Law
3. Sources of Criminal Law
4. Composition
5. Schools of Thought of Criminal Law/Two Theories
a. Classical School
b. Positivist School
6. The Rationale and Principles of Criminal Law
4. Rules on Felony
5. Mistake of Fact
a. Definition
b. Requisites of mistake of fact as a defense
Cases: U.S. vs. Ah Chong, 15 Phil 488 (1910)
People vs. Oanis, 74 Phil. 257 (1943)
9. Relevance of Motive
Concepts:
1. Error in personae
Case: People vs. Salarza, Jr., G.R. No.
117682, August 18, 1997
2. Aberratio ictus
3. Praeter Intentionem
B. Impossible Crime
Requisites
Third Week
B. Stages of Execution
1. Attempted Felony
a. Elements
b. Preparatory Acts and Overt Acts Distinguished
c. Indeterminate Offense
Case: People vs. Lamahang, 61 Phil
703 (1935)
d. Subjective Phase
2. Frustrated Felony
a. Elements
Cases: People vs. Sy Pio, 94 Phil. 885
(1954)
People vs. Lababo, et al., G.R.
No. 234651, June 6,
2018
3. Consummated Felony
4. Factors to Consider in Determining Whether the Crime
is Attempted, Frustrated or Consummated
a. Nature of Crime
Case: People vs. Hernandez, 54 Phil.
122 (1964)
U.S. vs. Valdes, 39 Phil. 240
(1918)
b. Elements of the Crime
Cases: U.S. vs. Adiao, 38 Phil. 754
(1918)
U.S. vs. Dominguez, 41 Phil. 408
(1921)
People vs. Espiritu, et al., CA-
G.R. No. 2107-May 31,
1949
People vs. Diñ0, C.A. 45 O.G.
3446 (1924)
Natividad vs. CA, et al., G.R. No.
160188, June 21,
2007
1. Requisites
Cases: People vs. Buntag, G.R. No. 123070,
April 14, 2004
People vs. Pal, et al., G.R. No. 223565,
June 18, 2018
Fourth Week
2. Defense of Relatives
a. Requisites
Case: Olbinar vs. Court of Appeals,
G.R. No. 76235, January 21,
1991
3. Defense of Stranger
a. Requisites
Case: People vs. Ancheta, et al., 66
Phil. 638 (1938)
Fifth Week
a. Self-defense
b. Defense of Relatives
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c. Defense of Stranger
d. State of Necessity
e. Performance of Duty
f. Obedience to Order of Superior
g. Minority above 15 but below 18 years of age
h. Causing injury by mere accident
i. Uncontrollable Fear
Sixth Week
8. Committed with the aid of (1) armed men or (2) persons who
insure or afford impunity
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Requisites
9. Accused is a recidivist-G
Requisites
Requisites
Case: Peole vs. Manalinde, 14 Phil. 77 (1909)
20. Crime be committed (1) with the aid of persons under fifteen
years of age, or (2) by means of motor vehicles, airships or other similar
means.-G (except motor vehicle)
Seventh Week
1. Principals – Art. 17
a. By direct participation
Requisites
Conspiracy – definition
Cases: People vs. Timbol, G.R. Nos.
47471-47473, August
4, 1944
People vs. Delgado, 77 Phil. 11
(1949)
People vs. Samano, 77 Phil. 136
(1946)
b. By induction
Requisites
Two ways: (i) directly forcing another
(ii) directly inducing another-
irresistible force or
uncontrollable fear
2. Accomplices – Art. 18
Requisites
Cases: People vs. Ubiña, 97 Phil. 515 (1955)
People vs. Dela Cruz, 61 Phil. 162
(1935)
3. Accessories – Art. 19
Cases: U.S. vs. Montano, 3 Phil. 110 (1903)
People vs. Billon, C.A., 48 O.G. 1391
Accessories Exempt from Criminal Liability – Art. 20
Eighth Week
A. Penalty
Juridical Conditions
Theories
Three-fold Purpose
B. Classification of Penalties
1. Principal Penalties – Art. 25
a. Classification According to Divisibility
b. Classification According to Subject Matter
c. Classification According to Gravity
2. Accessory Penalties
3. Fine – Art. 26
Ninth Week
D. Application of Penalties
1. Principals in general – Art. 46
2. Death Penalty is Imposable Penalty – Art. 47
3. Penalty for Complex Crimes – Art. 48
Two Kinds of Complex Crimes
a. Compound Crime
Requisites
b. Complex Crime Proper
Cases: People vs. Rodriguez, G.R. L-13981,
April 25, 1960
People vs. Cano. G.R. No. L-19660,
May 24, 1966
Plurality of Crimes
Continued Crime
Tenth Week
Eleventh Week
A. General Provisions
Twelfth Week
Thirteenth Week
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REFERENCES:
1. THE REVISED PENAL CODE, BOOK 1, LUIS B. REYES, 2017
EDITION, REX BOOK STORE
2. CRIMINAL LAW REVIEWER, VOLUME 1, JUDGE MARIO B.
CAMPANILLA, 2019 EDITION, REX BOOK STORE
3. CRIMINAL LAW QUESTER AND REVIEWER, JUDGE ELIZA B. YU,
2012 EDITION, CENTRAL BOOK SUPPLY
4. POINTERS IN CRIMINAL LAW, JUSTICE EDILBERTO G.
SANDOVAL, 2016 EDITION, REX BOOK STORE
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