1. What is Criminal Procedure?

2. What is criminal procedure concerned with?

3. What are the sources of criminal procedure?

4. What are the three systems of criminal procedure?

5. Distinguish between criminal law and criminal

procedure.

6. How are the rules of criminal procedure construed?

7. What is Jurisdiction?

8. Distinguish jurisdiction from venue.

9. What is Criminal Jurisdiction?

10. What are the elements of jurisdiction in criminal

cases?

11. What are the requisites for a valid exercise of

criminal jurisdiction?

12. Which law determines the jurisdiction of the court –

the law in force at the time of the commission of the
offense or the one in force as of the time when the action
is filed?

13. What is adherence of jurisdiction?

14. A was charged with an offense whose penalty was

below 6 years. The case was filed with the MTC. After
trial, the MTC convicted him of an offense with a higher
penalty. A questioned the conviction, claiming that the
MTC had no jurisdiction over the offense since the penalty
prescribed for it was higher than 6 years. Is A correct?
15. If during the proceedings, the court finds that it has
no jurisdiction, how should it proceed?

16. Can jurisdiction over the person of the accused be

waived?

17. X was charged in court with an offense. X filed a

motion to quash on the ground that the court had no
jurisdiction over his person because the arrest was illegal
and because the information was incomplete. Can X
invoke lack of jurisdiction of the court over his person?

18. Is the presence of the accused necessary in order for

the court to act on a motion?

19. What are classes of jurisdiction?

20. Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

21. Jurisdiction of the CA

22. What is the jurisdiction of the Sandigabayan

23. What is the nature of the Sandigabayan?

24. What are the cases falling under Sandiganbayan

jurisdiction?

25.What is the jurisdiction of Regional Trial Courts in

criminal cases?

26. What is the jurisdiction of Municipal Trial Courts in

criminal cases?
27. Can jurisdiction over the person of the accused be
waived?
28. X was charged in court with an offense. X filed a
motion to quash on the ground that the court had no
jurisdiction over his person because the arrest was illegal
and because the information was incomplete. Can X
invoke lack of jurisdiction of the court over his person?

29. Is the presence of the accused necessary in order for

the court to act on a motion?

30. What is the quantum of evidence in Criminal

Procedures?

31. How should Criminal Procedures be construed?

32. Grounds for suspension of the rules: