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Script For Practice Court 1
Script For Practice Court 1
Court : A p p e a r a n c e s f o r P r o s e c u t i o n :
Court : A p p e a r a n c e f o r D e f e n s e :
P R O S E C U T I O N : Y E S ,
W E R E R E A D Y Y O U R
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Court: W h o i s t h e 1 witness for the Prosecution?
P R O S E C U T I O N : Yo u r H o n o r , I w i l l b e p r e s e n t i n g S P O 4 R a m i l B Vi l l a l u z ,
the arresting officer in this case.
Court : C a l l t h e w i t n e s s .
P R O S E C U T I O N : M a y w e c a l l S P O 4 R a m i l B Vi l l a l u z t o s t a n d i n t h e w i t n e s s
stand.
Court : S w e a r t h e w i t n e s s .
Court Interpreter : R a i s e y o u r r i g h t h a n d . D o y o u s w e a r o r a f f i r m t o t e l l t h e
t r u t h , t h e w h o l e truth, and nothing but the truth?/State your personal circumstances.
Witness: I do. I am SPO4 Ramil B Villaluz, 49 years old, married, a resident of Cebu City, active member of the PNP
presently assigned with Police Station 2, CCPO and duly designated as Team Leader of the Intelligence Operative of the
station.
Court Interpreter: T h e p r o s e c u t i o n w i t n e s s i s r e a d y .
Court : S t a t e t h e p u r p o s e i n p r e s e n t i n g y o u r w i t n e s s .
PROSECUTION:: Y o u r H o n o r , T h e p u r p o s e i s t o p r o v e d t h e a c c u s a t i o n
that BOY ARMADO, the accused in this case is in possession of an
unlicensed firearm which is in violation of RA 10591 otherwise
known as the Comprehensive Law on Firearms and Ammunition
particularly Section 28 (a) and was arrested in flagrante delicto by
t h e t e a m o f S P O 4 R a m i l B . Vi l l a l u z .
Court: Proceed.
PR O SE C U TI O N : Mr. Wi tn e s s , H o w l o n g h a v e b e e n a p o lic e o ff ic e r?
P R O S E C U T I O N : M r. Wi t n e s s , w h a t w a s t h e b a s i s o f y o u r a r r e s t
a g a in s t M r. B O Y A RM A D O ?
W i t n e s s : Ye s s i r . I a c t e d a s t h e Te a m L e a d e r w h i l e P O 1 S i l v e s t r e
G a h i , P O 1 P o r o H o m o c a n d P O 1 H i l o Ta n a n s e r v e d a s m y m e m b e r s .
PR O SE C U TI O N : Ca n y o u d e s c rib e th e v e h ic le M r. Wi t n e s s ?
D e fe ns e : O b je c ti o n y o u r h o n o r. T h e w i tn e s s h a s a lre a d y d e s c ri b e
the vehicle that it is unmarked service jeep.
Court: (It depend on what the court will rule)
W i t n e s s : Ye s s i r , S G D 7 7 7 .
Wi t n e s s : I t i s o w n b y t h e P N P s i r.
PR O SE C U TI O N : Wh a t h a p p e n e d n e x t M r. Wi t n e s s ?
PROSECUTION: Can you recall what time did your team arrived at
Gate 2 of SWU?
W i t n e s s : Ye s s i r .
Witness:I then immed iately held the person a t his righ t hand an
in t ro d u c e d m y s e l f a s p o l ic e o ff ic e r.
PROSECUTION: What happened next after you held the person and
identifying yourself as police officer?
Witness: The person was su rprised and d id not make any re sistance .
Witness: I then conduc ted a pat sea rched on the person whom I
identified later as Boy Armasan, 25 years old, single, jobless, a
r e s i d e n t o f G u a d a l u p e , C e b u C i t y, a n d f o u n d a . 3 8 c a l i b e r h o m e
m a d e re v o l v e r l o a d e d w ith f iv e l iv e a m m u n i ti o n o f .3 8 c a li b e r.
Witness: Our te am then brough t Boy Arma san to Police Sta tion 2 ,
CCPO for documentation and proper disposition.
Wi t n e s s : I t o u r j o i n t a ff i d a v i t s i r.
PR O S E CU TI O N :B e lo w th e a ffi d a v i t Mr. Wi t n e s s i s a n a m e o f S PO 4
R a m i l B Vi l l a l u z w i t h s i g n a t u r e , w h o s s i g n a t u r e i s t h i s ?
PR O S E CU TI O N : M a y I p ro c e e d y o u r H o n o r.
Court: Proceed.
P R O S E C U T I O N : M r. Wi t n e s s , a t t a c h e d t o t h e r e c o r d s o f t h i s c a s e i s
the Request for firearms verification addressed to FESSAGS, Camp
C r a m e , Q u e z o n C i t y, w h o p r e p a r e d t h e r e q u e s t M r. Wi t n e s s i f y o u
can recall?
Wi t n e s s : I w a s t h e o n e w h o p r e p a r e d i t s i r.
PR O S E CU TI O N : Th a n k y o u y o u r H o n o r, M r. Wi tn e s s a tt a c h e d a ls o
to the records of this case is the a certification from FESSAGS,
who issued this certification?
D E FE N SE : O b je c ti o n y o u r h o n o r, th e w it n e s s is n o t th e r ig h t
person to testify with regards to that document as he is not
connected with the issuing Office.
P R O S E C U T I O N : Yo u r h o n o r I m j u s t a s k i n g t h e w i t n e s s w h o i s s u e d
t h e c e r t i f i c a t i o n i f h e k n o w j u s t f o r t h e r e c o r d y o u r h o n o r.
Wit n e s s : A f te r th e d o c u m e n ta t io n s i r, I th e n s u b m i tt e d i t to
PNPCLO7 for Ballistic Examination as SOP on seized unlicensed
firearm.
Wi t n e s s : I p r e p a r e d i t s i r.
PR O S E CU TI O N : If th e fi re a rm w i ll b e s h o w n to y o u rig h t n o w M r.
Witness, can you still iden tify it?
W i t n e s s : Ye s s i r .
Wi t n e s s : B e c a u s e I m a r k e d t h e b a r r e l o f t h e . 3 8 FA w i t h B A - 1 , t h e
handle with BA-2 and the cylinder with BA-3.
P R O S E C U T I O N : M r. Wi t n e s s i s t h e a c c u s e d B o y A r m a s a n i n t h e
c o u r t r o o m r i g h t n o w.
W i t n e s s : Ye s s i r .
C o u r t I n t e r p r e t e r : ( Ta l k i n g t o t h e a c c u s e d ) C a n y o u p l e a s e i d e n t i f y
yourself sir?
P R O S E C U T I O N : t h a t w o u l d b e a l l f o r m y w i t n e s s y o u r H o n o r.
D e f e n s e : Ye s w e a r e r e a d y , M a y I a p p r o a c h t h e w i t n e s s y o u r H o n o r ?
Court: Proceed.
D e fe n s e : Mr. Wit n e s s , w i ll y o u a d m it th a t m y c l ie n t Bo y A rm a s a n
was arrested by your team without a warrant of arrest, yes or no.
D E F E N S E : Yo u m e a n y e s M r . W i t n e s s ?
W i t n e s s : Ye s s i r .
Witness:It is against the law sir but the accused was arre sted by
virtue of the stop and frisk rule and in flagrante delicto which is
v a l i d u n d e r t h e l a w.
D E FE N SE : J u s t a n s w e r m y q u e s t io n w i th y e s o r n o M r. Wi tn e s s ? I
will repeat my question,Do you think it is not against the law
arresting a person without a valid warrant of arrest?
W i t n e s s : Ye s .
Wi t n e s s : N o s i r.
D E FE N SE : H o w lo n g h a v e b e e n a p o l ic e o ff ic e r Mr. Wit n e s s ?
Wit n e s s :2 1 y e a rs 7 m o n th s a n d 2 3 d a y s a s o f to d a y to b e e x a c t s ir.
D E FE N SE : F o r th a t lo n g M r. Wi tn e s s , I s u p p o s e y o u k n o w a l re a d y
how a firearms work?
W i t n e s s : Ye s s i r .
Wi t n e s s : I h a v e n t t r i e d f i r i n g i t s i r.
D E FE N SE : Th a t w o u ld b e a ll fo r t h e d e fe n s e y o u r h o n o r.
Court: Any Re- Direct?
P R O S E C U T I O N : N o . R e d i r e c t y o u r h o n o r.
D E F E N S E : N o r e - c r o s s y o u h o n o r.
C o u r t : O r d e r. W h e n t h i s c a s e w a s s e t f o r h e a r i n g t o d a y, t h e
prosecution and the defense were all present as well as the accused
in this case and the prosecution presented its first witness SPO4
R a m i l B Vi l l a l u z .
I n v i e w o f t h e f o r e g o i n g , i s s u e S u b p o e n a D u c e s Te c u m t o P N P C L O 7
with the order to bring to this honorable court the firearm and
ammunition who was subjected for Ballistic Examination in the
above caption case in the next setting.
F a i l n o t u n d e r t h e p e n a l t y o f l a w.
SO ORDERED.