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  • Case Title: People Vs Wong Cheng, 46 Phil 729: Subject Matter: Applicability of Art. 2 of The Revised Penal Code Facts

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    The Supreme Court of the Philippines heard a case regarding a man accused of illegally smoking opium aboard a British merchant vessel anchored in Manila Bay. The lower court dismissed the case, finding it lacked jurisdiction. The Supreme Court had to determine whether Philippine courts have jurisdiction over crimes committed on merchant vessels in territorial waters. It ultimately ruled that Philippine courts do have jurisdiction, as the crime was committed within the country's internal waters and posed a threat to public order by introducing dangerous drugs into the territory.

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    Wong Cheng

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    The Supreme Court of the Philippines heard a case regarding a man accused of illegally smoking opium aboard a British merchant vessel anchored in Manila Bay. The lower court dismissed the case, finding it lacked jurisdiction. The Supreme Court had to determine whether Philippine courts have jurisdiction over crimes committed on merchant vessels in territorial waters. It ultimately ruled that Philippine courts do have jurisdiction, as the crime was committed within the country's internal waters and posed a threat to public order by introducing dangerous drugs into the territory.

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    Case Title: People Vs Wong Cheng, 46 Phil 729: Subject Matter: Applicability of Art. 2 of The Revised Penal Code Facts

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    The Supreme Court of the Philippines heard a case regarding a man accused of illegally smoking opium aboard a British merchant vessel anchored in Manila Bay. The lower court dismissed the case, finding it lacked jurisdiction. The Supreme Court had to determine whether Philippine courts have jurisdiction over crimes committed on merchant vessels in territorial waters. It ultimately ruled that Philippine courts do have jurisdiction, as the crime was committed within the country's internal waters and posed a threat to public order by introducing dangerous drugs into the territory.

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    CaseTitle:PeoplevsWongCheng,46Phil729

    SubjectMatter:ApplicabilityofArt.2oftheRevisedPenal
    Code

    Facts:

    Theappellant,inrepresentationoftheAttorneyGeneral,filedanappealthat
    urgestherevocationofademurrersustainedbytheCourtofFirstInstanceof
    Manilapresentedbythedefendant.Thedefendant,accusedofhaving
    illegallysmokedopiumaboardthemerchantvesselChangsaofEnglish
    nationalitywhilethesaidvesselwasanchoredinManilaBay,twoandahalf
    milesfromtheshoresofthecity.Inthesaiddemurrer,thedefendant
    contendedthelackofjurisdictionofthelowercourtofthesaidcrime,which
    resultedtothedismissalofthecase.

    Issue:

    WhetherornotthePhilippinecourtshavejurisdictionoverthecrime
    committedaboardmerchantvesselsanchoredinourjurisdictionalwaters.

    Held:

    Yes.Thecrimeinthecaseatbarwascommittedinourinternalwatersthus
    thePhilippinecourtshavearightofjurisdictionoverthesaidoffense.The
    Courtsaidthathavingtheopiumsmokedwithinourterritorialwaterseven
    thoughaboardaforeignmerchantshipisabreachofthepublicorderbecause
    it causes such drugs to produce pernicious effects within our territory.
    Therefore,thedemurrerisrevokedandtheCourtorderedfurtherproceedings

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