UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS

COLLEGE OF LAW
Cebu City

SYLLABUS
CRIMINAL LAW REVIEW

Course : LLB 421

Credit : Four (4) units
Professor : Rodulph Joseph Val J. Carrillo

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This is a branch of law that defines felonies, treats of their nature and
provides for their punishment.

Criminal Law 1 deals in fundamental principles of Criminal Law. The major

topics are: how criminal liability is incurred; how criminal liability is
modified; who are criminally liable; duration, effect and application of
penalties; and civil liability arising from felonies.

Criminal Law 2 deals in the individual felonies as well as the offenses of

various Special Penal Laws. The major topics are: the categories of
felonies in the Revised Penal Code; the offenses in various Special Penal
Laws; the elements of the each crime; who are liable.

PROGRAM LEVEL LEARNING OUTCOMES (PLLO)

Upon completing the law program, Carolinian law graduates will

demonstrate the following:

PLLO 1: KNOWLEDGE
PLLO 2: ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WITNESS TO THE
WORD
PLLO 3: THINKING SKILLS which include the skills to identify and articulate
legal issues; apply legal reasoning and research to generate appropriate
responses to legal issues; engage in critical analysis and make a reasoned
choice amongst alternatives; and think creatively in approaching legal
issues and generating appropriate responses.

PLLO 4: RESEARCH SKILLS

PLLO 5: COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION
PLLO 6: SELF-MANAGEMENT
At the end of the law program, the Carolinian graduate is expected to be a
Witness to the Word and to embody the following Graduate Attributes:

Scientia: A COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL

Critical thinker
Lifelong learner
Skilled researcher
Sound decision-maker
Innovative problem-solver
Effective and articulate communicator

Virtus: A VIRTUOUS EXEMPLAR

Incorruptible servant leader
Ethical and values-driven practitioner

Devotio: A DEDICATED ADVOCATE

Committed peacemaker
Culture-sensitive patriot
Socially-engaged citizen
Passionate worker for the marginalized

COURSE LEVEL LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of the course CRIMINAL LAW REVIEW, the student

should be able to:

CLLO 1: Understand the basic and fundamental principles that govern

criminal law.

CLLO 2: Identify the different principles of law governing the following

topics: how criminal liability is incurred; how criminal liability is modified;
who are criminally liable; duration, effect and application of penalties; and
civil liability arising from felonies.

CLLO 3: Relate the principles in criminal law to the assigned cases so as to

better understand their application in actual cases.

CLLO 4: Internalize the rationale behind criminal law, and thus be an

effective and ethical advocate either for the prosecution or defense.
CLLO 5: Understand the different felonies in the Revised Penal Code and
the offenses in various Special Penal Laws.

CLLO 6: Identify the elements of the each felony in the Revised Penal
Code and offenses in the Special Penal Laws.

CLLO 7: Relate the principles in criminal law to the assigned cases so as to

better understand their application in actual cases.

CLLO 8: Internalize the rationale behind criminal law, and thus be an

effective and ethical advocate either for the prosecution or defense.

LEARNING APPROACHES, STRATEGIES & TECHNIQUES

This course will be conducted by employing a combination of online

synchronous and asynchronous material. The student will be required to
read text books and cases relevant to the subject matter.

Oral recitations will be conducted with the end of testing the student’s
ability to comprehend the reading assignments as well as his oral
communicative skills. The student will be required to orally recite on
matters taken up the previous session as well as assigned topics and cases
to be taken up for the present session. There will be at least two major
summative examinations in this course.

The major summative examinations will be essay type exams. Formative

assessments shall be given after taking up a major topic. Formative
assessments shall be ungraded exercises. The purpose of this formative
assessments is to help students conduct a self-assessment of his/her
progress in the course.

MATERIALS/RESOURCES

The Revised Penal Code, Book 1, by Luis B. Reyes

Assigned Cases
The Revised Penal Code, Book 2, by Luis B. Reyes
Assigned cases
Special Penal Laws
Assigned Cases

EVALUATIVE MEASURES:

To following criteria will be used to grade the student:

 Written examinations with a passing score of 70% for each
examination.
The final grade is computed in the following manner:

Pre-Midterm – 22.5%
Midterm – 22.5%
Pre-Final – 22.5%
Final – 22.5%
CLEP – 10%

POLICIES

The material made available to the student through the official Learning
Management System shall be for the exclusive use of the student. Under
no circumstance shall these material be distributed or made available to
any other individual unless with the permission or consent of the School.

Students shall take examinations as scheduled. No special (advance/late)

examinations shall be given.

SCORING RUBRIC FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS

Criteria 4-6 pts 7-8 pts 9-10 pts

Legal The legal Understands the Mastery of legal
Principle principle has not legal principle principle and
been fully and communicated in a
understood. (1-3 communicates it brief, accurate and
pts) in an acceptable concise manner.
manner. (4 pts) (3-5 pts)
Application Improper or Can relate the Full understanding
inappropriate legal principle to of the application
reference to relevant of the principle
jurisprudence. jurisprudence. with
(1-2 pts) (2-3 pts) current/relevant
jurisprudence. (3
pts)
Grammar & Errors in tense, English is English is generally
Composition subject-verb generally error- error-free.
agreement, free. (1 pt) Answers are given
spelling and use in a clear,
of proper legal categorical and
terms. (1 pt) well-organized
manner. (2 pts)