PRACTICE COURT II – GROUP 3

Roles (based on records given by Sir Hufana):

- Judge
- City Prosecutor
o Reginald G. Gomez
- Defense Counsel
- Clerk of Court
- Accused – Federico Monis y Cariaga
- Prosecution Witnesses:
o Farmers/Eyewitnesses
 Eduardo Ortega y Layagan
 Jonathan dela Cruz y Monis
 Salvador dela Cruz y Monis
o Lead Investigator
 Clint Kevin D. Cardenas
o Complainant/Wife of Deceased Victim
 Regina Monis dela Cruz
- Defense Witnesses (still not sure lalo na kung ilalagay ba si accused considering may
mental disorder siya):
o At least one eyewitness
o Attending psychiatrist while accused was confined in a mental institution
o Attending psychiatrist of the accused after the crime was committed

Crime: Homicide (accused has mental disorder)

Basis: People of the Philippines v. Federico Monis y Cariaga, Criminal Case No. 32178 for
Homicide

* Year is changed from 2018 to 2021

* Month is changed from October to April

Timeline of Trial:

- April 4, 2021: Accused voluntarily surrendered to the authorities and brought to the City
Health and Wellness Center for medical examination and thereafter detained at the police
station
- April 5, 2021: Complaint filed before Office of the City Prosecutor
- April 15, 2021: Information filed before RTC Branch ___ of CSFLU (with recommended
amount of bail) --- not sure if mag-apply pa ba for bail yung accused or assume natin na
kunwari di kaya yung presyo na Php120k (though may application for reduction of bail
din)
- April 19, 2021: Arraignment and Pre-Trial Conference
- Presentation of Evidence by the Prosecution:
o May 4, 2021
  Lead Investigator
o May 12, 2021
 Wife of victim
o May 19, 2021
 Eyewitness 1
o May 25, 2021
 Eyewitness 2
o June 2, 2021
 Eyewitness 3
- Formal offer of Evidence for the Prosecution: June 2, 2021 (after last witness)
- Presentation of Evidence by the Defense:
o June 9, 2021
 Eyewitness
o June 14, 2021
 Attending psychiatrist of the accused after the crime was committed
o June 21, 2021
 Attending psychiatrist while the accused was in a mental institution
- Formal offer of Evidence for the Defense: June 21, 2021
- Presentation of Rebuttal Evidence (if any): July 5, 2021
- Presentation of Sur-rebuttal Evidence (if any): July 19, 2021
- Promulgation of Judgment: September 17, 2021

Character Assignments:

- Fixed characters since in all stages of the trial, makikita sila sa screen at may script sila
lagi:
o Judge
o Prosecutor
o Defense Counsel
o Clerk of Court/Director/Video Editor
- Characters with multiple roles (di bale different days naman per witness kaya di
confusing hopefully kahit iisang tao mag-act as witness since mag-iiba naman ng damit):
o Accused/Prosecution Eyewitness 1/Prosecution Eyewitness 3
o Lead Investigator/ Prosecution Eyewitness 2/Attending psychiatrist after crime
o Wife of victim/Defense Witness/Attending psychiatrist while in mental institution