Criminal Jurisdiction of Courts

Diploma 2A 2015 CRIMINAL JURISDICTION OF COURTS

COURT

SCOPE Ofenses not allin! "it#in t#e e$%lusi&e and ori!inal  'urisdi%tion o t#e RTC RTC and and Sandi!an(a)an

MTC, MCTC and Metropolitan Trial Court *iolations o %it) or muni%ipal ordinan%es %ommitted "it#in t#eir respe%ti&e 'urisdi%tion All ot#er ofenses punis#a(le "it# imprisonment +OT ECEED-+. ECEED-+. / EARS, irrespe%ti&e irrespe%ti&e o amount o ne and re!ardless o ot#er imposa(le or a%%essor) penalties, in%ludin! t#e %i&il lia(ilit) arisin! rom su%# ofenses E$%ept 13 i t#e ofense ofense is punis#a( punis#a(le le () a ne O+4 O+4 t#en amount o ne and a%%essor) penalt) is ta6en into %onsideration7 23 () e$press e$press pro&ision pro&ision o la" li6e li6e 4i(el, 4i(el, Dire%t Dire%t or -ndire%t 8ri(er)7 Ofenses punis#a(le "it# a 9-+E O+4 o not more t#an :,000 Ofenses in&ol&in! dama!e to propert) t#rou!# ne!li!en%e t#ose not o&er 10,000 ; summar) pro%eedin!7 *iolations o 83P 22 Summar) Pro%edure %ases 13 *iolations *iolations o tramuni% %it)>muni%ipal ipal ordinan ordinan%e %e :3 Cases Cases "#ere "#ere penalt) penalt) is imprisonm imprisonment ent +OT +OT ECEED-+. / mont#s or a ne +OT ECEED-+.

Diploma 2A 2015 1,000 53 -n&ol&in! dama!e to propert) t#rou!# ne!li!en%e "#ere t#e ne does not e$%eed 10,000 ?A%tual dire%t e$amination durin! trial is +OT RE@U-RED ??itnesses su('e%t to %ross e$amination ???+o preliminar) in&esti!ation ????Arrai!nment and trial CA++OT (e dispensed "it# All %riminal %ases not "it#in e$%lusi&e 'urisdi%tion o an) %ourt>tri(unal e$%ept t#ose allin! under Sandi!an(a)an Appellate 'urisdi%tion o&er %ases de%ided () MTC "it#in its territorial 'urisdi%tion

RTC

Spe%ial 'urisdi%tion to #andle %ases desi!nated () t#e Supreme Court Under spe%i% la"s 13 ritten Deamation 23 *iolation o Dan!erous Dru!s A%t =3 *iolations o -ntelle%tual Propert) Ri!#ts :3 *iolations o PD B5

Sandi!an(a)an

Mone) 4aunderin! Cases Set () PD 1/0/ as amended 13 *iolations o RA =01B>Anti .rat and Corrupt Pra%ti%es A%t "#ere one or more o t#e a%%used are o