CrimPro Flowchart

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Blotter Entry Police Report Statements Letter-request

·

Complaint?

· ·

YES

Complaint · ·

Warrantless Arrest?

· · ·

Resolution Draft Information

FILING OF THE INFORMATION

·

C4

Counteraffidavit Supporting documents YES

NO

Granted?

Motion to Amend Information

C7

NO Granted?

A7

NO

Bailable Offense?

Granted?

Petition for Bail

Request for P.I.?

CLARIFICATORY HEARING

Written Waiver of RPC Art. 125

Defective Information Which ground for quashal?

YES

NO

A2

B4

A5

WITHDRAWAL OF RESOLUTION

AMENDMENT OF INFORMATION

Dbl Jpdy / No Jurisdic tion

Amount Inappropriate?

SERVICE OF ARREST WARRANT

YES

C5 Motion to Increase/Reduce Bail

DISMISSAL OF INFORMATION

NO YES C2

Probable Cause?

C9

B9

Granted?

YES

B5

YES

A9

YES

YES

Granted?

Motion to Quash Information

NO

·

B8

C8

BAIL

Bail Form 3 recent Photos Cash Deposit

NO

NO

NO YES

A8

NO

· OR · Surety Bond OR · Property Bond OR · Recognizance

QUASHAL OF ARREST WARRANT

Motion to Quash Arrest Warrant

A4

YES

Draft Information

· ·

Arrest Warrant

Pending Resolution? Rejoinder Affidavit

YES

OR · Commitment Order

DoJ APPEAL

·

Post Bail?

YES

Motion to Fix Bail

YES Grounds for Suspension of Arraignment?

NO

Probable Cause?

YES

YES

·

Granted?

NO

Respondent Complies?

·

Go back to appropriate process (e.g. DoJ Appeal)

NO

Motion for Judicial Determination of Probable Cause

NO Appeal to the DoJ?

NO

INQUEST

Information Resolution Supporting Evidence

B3

Subpoena Copy of the Complaint Supporting Affidavits

·

YES

Motion to Suspend Arraignment

ARREST Probable Cause?

NO

·

YES

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

NO

YES POLICE INVESTIGATION

PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION

B2

B6

Motion for Bill of Particulars

B7

YES A3

RE-FIXING OF BAIL

Granted?

NO

POSTING OF BAIL

NO DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT

C3 A6

A#

INTERLOCUTORY APPEALS PROCESS

·

APPEALS

Petition for Search Warrant Supporting Affidavits

·

JUDGMENT (go back to pre-appeal judgment)

YES

AUTOMATIC REVIEW (CA)

MFR

RTC, Reclusion perpetua or higher? NO

Errors of Law, Irregularities

YES

SEARCH WARRANT HEARING

Granted?

RULE 40 APPEAL

Notice of Appeal

SEARCH AND SEIZURE

NO

NO

New Evidence

MODIFIED TRIAL ORDER (Defense first, or both Prosecution and Defense)

Probable Cause?

A13

C13

· RULE 41 APPEAL

Notice of Appeal

YES From RTC to CA?

Granted?

·

B#

NO

Search Warrant

B13

QUASHAL / DISMISSAL OF SEARCH WARRANT

Granted? (unappealable by certiorari)

·

Petition for Review

REBUTTAL TO DEFENSE EVIDENCE

Motion to Quash Search Warrant

YES

C#

Granted?

Granted?

ENTRY OF JUDGMENT

· RULE 45 APPEAL

Petition for Review

·

YES A14

· EXECUTION

RULE 45 APPEAL

Notice of Appeal

B11, 12

EXCLUSION OF ACCUSED FROM THE INFORMATION

YES

B10

DISMISSAL OF INFORMATION *

NO

Appeal?

Supporting Affidavits Evidence

Motion for New Trial

YES

NO

CA, Reclusion perpetua?

C14

Remedial Law 1: Criminal Procedure Rules 110-127

Granted?

From CA to SC, below reclusion perpetua?

·

NO

A10

Motion to Exclude Illegally Seized Evidence

NO

NO

Granted?

Granted?

With Leave?

YES PETITION FOR REVIEW ON CERTIORARI (SC)

NO

B14

NO NO

C10

REBUTTAL TO PROSECUTION EVIDENCE

YES YES

Motion to Withdraw Information

YES

FORMAL AMENDMENT OF INFORMATION

YES

NO MFR

YES

YES

NO From MTC then to RTC then to CA?

NO

PRESENTATION OF PROSECUTION EVIDENCE

Motion to Exclude Accused as State Witness NO

A11, 12

Granted? PRESENTATION OF DEFENSE EVIDENCE

C11, 12

NO

NO

YES

YES RULE 42 APPEAL

Motion for Leave to Amend Information

NO Demurrer to Evidence?

YES

YES

YES Guilty plea / Justifying Circumstances?

NO PETITION FOR CERTIORARI (CA)

Pre-trial Order

PRE-TRIAL

TRIAL

From MTC to RTC?

ARRAIGNMENT

Motion to Correct Pre-trial Order

·

Grounds?

YES ·

DISMISSAL OF INFORMATION

C6

ENTRY OF JUDGMENT

YES

Acquittal?

JUDGMENT NO

MFR

Motion to Modify Judgment

NO

SERVICE OF SEARCH WARRANT

POSTCONVICTION REVIEW

YES AUTOMATIC REVIEW (SC)

CA, Death penalty?

Reclusion perpetua or higher? YES

MODIFICATION OF JUDGMENT