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Criminal Procedure Review Questions
Criminal Procedure Review Questions
Criminal Procedure Review Questions
D. Partially false
18. In which of the following cases may only the offended
spouse may file the complaint.
A. Rape
B. Seduction
C. Adultery and Concubinage
D. Acts of lasciviousness
19. Defined as the joinder of separate and distinct offenses in
one and the same information/complaint
A. Motion to Quash
B. Duplicity of offense
C. Double Jeopardy
D. None of the above
20.The civil action involves an issue similar or intimately
related to the issue raised in the criminal action.
A. Duplicity of offense
B. Double Jeopardy
C. Prejudicial question
D. None of the above
B
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D
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B
D
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C
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C
Information - is an accusation in writing charging a person with an offense subscribed by the pro
Criminal Action - One by which the State prosecutes a person for
an act/omission punishable by law.
Criminal Jurisdiction - Authority of the court to hear and try a
particular offense and to impose the punishment provided by law.
Duplicity of offenses -The information must charge only one offense.
Private Crimes Those which cannot be prosecuted except
upon complaint filed by the aggrieved/offended party.
Restitution - Returning of the thing itself, with allowance for
deterioration or diminution of value.
Reparation - Payment of damage caused, taking into consideration
the sentimental value of the thing to the injured party.
Indemnification - Payment of consequential damages suffered by
the injured party, his family or a 3rd person by reason of the crime.
Prejudicial Question - That which arises in a case the resolution of
which is a logical antecedent of the issue involved therein, and the
cognizance of which pertains to another tribunal.
Preliminary Investigation - An inquiry/proceeding to determine
Whether or Not (WON) there is sufficient ground to engender a
well-founded belief that a crime has been committed and the
respondent is probably guilty thereof, and should be held for trial.
Probable Cause - it is the existence of such facts and
circumstances as would excite the belief, ina reasonable mind
acting on the facts within the knowledge of the prosecutor, that the
person charged was guilty of the crime for which he was prosecuted.
In Flagrante Delicto Literally, caught in the act of committing a
crime. When the person to be arrested has committed, is actually
committing or is attempting to commit an offense in the presence
of the peace officer or private person who arrested him.
Arrest - is the taking of a person into custody in order that that he
may be bound to answer for the commission of an offense.
Illegal Arrest - If the arrest of a person is not justified by any of the instances of a warrantless arr
The fact that the person arrested did not actually commit the crime
does not render the arrest illegal.
Custodial Investigation - It involves the questioning initiated by law enforcement officers after a
Re-Enactment A demonstration by the accused of how he
committed the crime. It is a police contrivance designed to test the
truthfulness of the statements of the witness who had confessed to
the commission of the crime.
Bail - is the security given for the release of a person in custody
of the law,furnished by him or a bondsman,to guarantee his
appearance before any court as required under the conditions
of the bail.
Recognizance - Obligation of record, entered into before some
court or magistrate duly authorized to take it, with the condition to
do some particular act, the most usual condition in criminal cases
being the appearance of the accused for trial.
Property Bond An undertaking constituted as a lien on the real
property given as security for the amount of the bail.
Cash Bond - Cash corresponding to the amount of bail fixed by the
court or recommended by the prosecutor who investigated or filed
the case.
Capital Offense - An offense which, under the law existing at the
time of its commission and of the application for admission to bail,
may be punished with death.
Motion To Quash (MTQ) - Formerly called a demurrer, it is a special
pleading, filed by the accused, which hypothetically admits the truth
of the facts spelled out in the complaint/information and sets up a
matter, which, if duly proved, would preclude further proceedings.
Prescription of the Crime - Loss/waiver by the state of its right to
prosecute a crime.
Prescription of the Penalty - Loss/waiver by the State of its right to demand service of the penal
Double Jeopardy - When a person is charged with an offense and
the case is terminated either by acquittal or conviction or in any
other manner without the express consent of the accused, the
latter cannot again be charged with the same or identical offense.
1) The evidence does not show that his guilt is beyond reasonable
doubt; or
2) A dismissal of the case after the prosecution has rested its case
and upon motion of the accused on the ground that the evidence
fails to show beyond doubt that accused is guilty.
Promulgation of Judgment -An official proclamation/ announcement of a judgment/order.
Judgment/sentence does not become a judgment/sentence in law
until:
1) Read and announced to the defendant; or
2) Has become a part of the record of the
court.
Sin Perjuico Judgment Judgment without a statement of facts.
New Trial A proceeding whereby errors of law or irregularities are
expunged from the record, or new evidence is introduced, or both
steps are taken.
Motion For Reconsideration OR New Trial (MFR/MNT) - New trial
and reconsideration are the same thing in criminal procedure
whether it be a first, second, new or an old trial. New refers to time and not to substance.
Newly Discovered Evidence - Evidence which could not, by the
exercise of due diligence, have been discovered before the trial in
the court below.
Appeal A proceeding for review by which the whole case is
transferred to a higher court for a final determination.
Final Judgment Judgment which would become final if no appeal
is taken.
Final Order One which disposes of the whole subject matter or
terminates a particular proceeding/action, leaving nothing to be
done but to enforce by execution what has been determined.
Error Of Judgment One which the court may commit in the
exercise of its jurisdiction.
Error Of Jurisdiction It renders an order of judgment void or
voidable.
Notice Of Appeal Written notice of intention to take appeal.
Appellant The party appealing;
Appellee The party adverse to the appellant.