Criminal Law — 2025

1. Police Officer I (PO1) A was found guilty of Arbitrary Detention committed against B. He was sentenced to four months and one day to six months of arresto mayor. PO1 A moved for reconsideration, as…

2. X surreptitiously hauled detergent cases from ABC Supermarket to its open parking area where Y waited. X returned inside, came out with more detergent cases, and unloaded them in the same spot. The…

3. X, Y, and Z broke into the house of a rich man, A. Armed with guns, they succeeded in taking the valuables of A who was sound asleep. As they were running towards the exit gate of the subdivision, …

4. A owned XYZ Prix Auto, a car repair shop in Davao City. He employed some of his relatives, including B, his cousin, as a mechanic. Unfortunately, B stole some of the company's properties. When A le…

5. Around 9:30 p.m., brothers X and Y were having a drinking spree in a videoke bar. Since X and Y were rowdy, Police Officer II (PO2) A approached, introduced himself as a police officer, and asked t…

6. X courted A but the latter turned him down. One night, X waylaid A and succeeded in having forced sexual intercourse with her. Although she was extremely traumatized, A did not report to the police…

7. Charged with plunder, X invoked good faith claiming that he was a mere signatory to the transactions that led to the misappropriation of public funds amounting to PHP 60 million. The prosecution co…

8. A, a 25-year-old male, was charged with 44 counts of rape allegedly committed against X, a 22-year-old female and a deaf-mute. The Informations uniformly alleged that A “willfully, unlawfully, and …

9. X, Y, and Z planned to rob ABC Bank. W overheard their diabolical scheme and reported the same to the police. X, Y, and Z were thus charged with conspiracy to commit robbery. Is the charge correct?…

10. A was found guilty of using a fictitious name and concealing his true name. The court sentenced him to four months and one day to six months of arresto mayor. A filed a motion to render community …

11. A was charged with treason for allegedly aiding the enemy during the war between the Philippines and the State of XYZ. The first witness of the prosecution, B, testified that he actually saw A unl…

12. Teacher X, a 4th grade teacher, hit the back and pinched the side of her student A because he would not stop chatting with his seatmate. Teacher X also slapped him in front of his classmates and b…

13. Thirteen-year-old A was charged with homicide for the death of his playmate, B, a 14-year-old boy. They were playing a videogame where B was winning over A. B taunted A for being a loser. A got ma…

14. After consecutively losing to B in a basketball game, A lost his temper and stabbed B thrice, resulting in the latter’s death. Horrified, A went to the police station to report the incident but di…

15. A was the owner of XYZ Jewel Collection, a jewelry store located in various five- star hotels. B was in charge of XYZ Jewel Collection, Manila Branch. Her tasks included handling the cash register…

16. X had an altercation with his wife, Y. Blinded by anger, X booked a flight to Japan and impulsively entered into another marriage with a random woman as an act of revenge. Y found out about the ma…

17. A, a married man, and his mistress, B, were convicted of bigamy. B was sentenced to destierro. After the promulgation of judgment, C, the legal wife of A, mocked B and told her that destierro mean…

18. On January 31, 2017, A, a 31-year-old male, struck C, a 10-year-old boy, several times with a broom because A suspected that it was C who scratched his vehicle with a rock. C sustained serious wou…

19. A and B got married during the pandemic. They had a daughter named C. They rented a house and lived together until 2024, when they parted ways. A then moved to her parents’ house. Initially, B sen…

20. The Justice Sector Coordinating Council (JSCC) was created on April 30, 2010 and serves as a joint forum for dialogue on issues of common interest and a mechanism for effective coordination and in…