Jurisdiction of Criminal courts Court Supreme Court Original Exclusive:Petitions for certiorari, prohibition and mandamus against the

CA and Sandiganbayan. Concurrent: a) with CA: petitions for certiorari, prohibition and mandamus against RTC; b) with CA and RTC: petitions for certiorari, prohibition and mandamus against lower courts; c) with Sandiganbayan: petitions for mandamus, prohibition, certiorari, habeas corpus, injunction and ancillary writs in aid of its appellate jurisdiction and over petitions of similar nature, including quo warranto arising or that may arise in cases filed or which may be filed under EO Nos. 1, 2, 14 and 14-A. Court of Appeals Exclusive Appellate By Appeal:a) from the RTC in all criminal cases involving offenses for which the penalty is reclusion perpetua or life imprisonment, and those involving other offenses which, although not so punished, arose out of the same occurrence or which may have been committed by the accused on the same occasion; b) Automatic review where death penalty is imposed. By Petition for Review onCertiorari: a) from the Court of Appeals; b) from the Sandiganbayan; c) from the RTC where only an error or question of law is involved.

Exclusive:Actions for By Appeal:From the RTC in annulment of judgments of the cases commenced therein, except those appealable to the RTC SC or the Sandiganbayan; Concurrent: By Petition for Review: a) with the SC: petitions for certiorari, prohibition and From the RTC in cases appealed thereto from the lower courts mandamus against RTC; and not appealable to the b) with SC and RTC: petitions Sandiganbayan for certiorari, prohibition and

mandamus against lower courts. Sandiganbayan Exclusive:a) Violations of RA By Appeal: 3019, as amended, RA 1379, and bribery and corruption offenses under the Revised a) from the RTC in cases under Penal Code, where one or more PD 1606, as amended by PD of the accused are officials 1861, whether or not the cases occupying positions in the were decided b them in the government, whether in a exercise of their original or permanent, acting or interim appellate jurisdictions; capacity, at the time of the commission of the offense; b) Other offenses or felonies whether simple or complexed with other crimes committed in relation to their office by the public officials and employees mentioned in Sec. 4[a], PD 1606, as amended by RA 7075; b) Criminal cases filed pursuant to and in connection with EO Nos. 1, 2, 14, and 14-A, Regional Trial Courts All criminal cases which are not All cases decided by lower within the exclusive jurisdiction courts in their respective of any court, tribunal or body. territorial jurisdictions. Original:a) Violations of city or Summary Procedure municipal ordinances a) Traffic violations; committed within their respective territorial b) Violations of the rental law; jurisdictions; c) Violations of city or b) All offenses punishable with municipal ordinances; and imprisonment of not more than d) All other offenses where the 6 years irrespective of the amount of fine, and in all cases penalty does not exceed 6 of damage to property through months imprisonment and/or criminal negligence, regardless P1,000 fine, irrespective of

Metropolitan, Municipal and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts

of other penalties and the civil other penalties or civil liabilities liabilities arising therefrom; and arising therefrom, and in offenses involving damage to c) All offenses (except property through criminal violations of RA 3019, RA 1379 negligence where the and Arts. 210 to 212, RPC) imposable fine does not exceed committed by public officers P10,000. and employees in relation to their office, including those employed in GOCCs, and by private individuals charged as co-principals, accomplices or accessories, punishable with imprisonment of not more than 6 years or where none of the accused holds a position of salary Grade 27 and higher.