FIRST EXAMINATION

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

ATTY. JOHN FREDERICK E. DERIJE

POINTERS

1. Subject Matter Jurisdiction

2. Jurisdiction over the Territory
3. Jurisdiction over the Person of the Accused
4. Custody of the law versus jurisdiction over the Person of the Accused
5. Sandiganbayan’s Jurisdiction
a. Including non-criminal jurisdiction; read RA No. 10660
b. Versus RTC’s Jurisdiction
6. Family Court’s Jurisdiction
7. Complaint and Information
8. Barangay Conciliation
9. Sufficiency of a Complaint or Information
10. Exceptions to Duplicity
11. Designation of the offended party in offenses against property
12. Identity of the Accused
13. Complaints for Private Crimes
14. Prosecution of Private Crimes
15. Rules for violation of a special law
16. Presence of a Private Prosecutor in criminal actions
17. Amendment and Substitution of a Complaint or Information
a. supervening event
18. Independent Civil Actions
19. Power/authority of court where a civil action involving civil liability ex delicto is
pending
20. Prejudicial Question
21. Purpose of a civil action instituted in a criminal action
22. Suspension of Civil Action based on civil liability ex delicto
23. Injunction in relation to a criminal prosecution
24. Substantive and procedural due process
25. Death of the Accused pending Appeal
26. Filing fees in the criminal action
27. Direct filing of Complaint or Information in relation to preliminary investigation