PR O C E D UR E IN

T HE C O U R T O F
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Faithleen Mae P. Lacrete
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Title of the case. — In all criminal cases
appealed to the Court of Appeals, the
party appealing the case shall be called
the "appezllant" and the adverse party the
"appellee," but the title of the case shall
remain as it was in the court of origin.
(1a)
 Section 2
An appellant who is not confined in
prison may, upon request, be
assigned a counsel de oficio within
ten (10) days from receipt of the
notice to file brief and he establishes
his right thereto. (2a)
 Section 3
When brief for appeallant to be
filed:
Within 30 days of receipt by the
appellant or his counsel of the
notice from the clerk of court of
the Court of Appeals
 Section 4
When brief for appellee to be
filed; reply brief of the appellant:
Within thirty (30) days from
receipt of the brief of the
appellant
Exchange of Briefs

The appellant is required to file their brief

with the Court of Appeals' clerk within 30
days of receiving notice that the evidence is
attached to the record. Additionally, the
brief must be accompanied by proof of
service, indicating the delivery of two
copies to the appellee.
 Efficient
U s e o f th e The R ule s re q uir e t he
filing of seven copies
o f e a ch b r ie f w it h t h e
P a p e r R u le Court of Appeals in
addition to two
c op ie s o n t he o t h e r
party.
 Extension of time for the
filing of briefs will not be
allowed except for good
Section 5 and sufficient cause and
only if the motion for
extension is filed before
the expiration of the
time sought to be
extended.
Form of Briefs
Printed
Encoded
Typewritten
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 Contents of Appellee’s Brief
Section 14, Rule 44 of the Rules of Court outlines the requirements for an
appellee's brief. It should include a subject index, a table of alphabetically
arranged cases, textbooks, and statutes cited, a statement of facts or
counter-statement addressing inaccuracies in the appellant's facts, and an
argument section with page references to the record. The authorities cited
should be referenced by the page of the report where the case begins and
the page where the citation is found. These provisions aim to ensure
clarity and structure in presenting arguments to the court.
Abandonment
The Court of Appeals may,
dismiss the appeal if the Failure to
appellant escapes from
prison or confinement,
jumps bail or flees to a
Prosecute
foreign country during the
pendency of the appeal. An appellant's failure to file
his brief within the time
prescribed is ground to
dismiss an appeal for failure
to prosecute
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re v ie w o n a n y
entire case for n o t r a is e d b y
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question
the parties
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disc r e ti o y n o t r e v i e w n t h e R egional Tri e w
a r e g e n e r a l l e a l s c a n o r i r r e g u a l C o urt if errors
cas e s , u r t o f A p p l a r i t i e s p r e ju d ic ia l to t
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appeal. T e or modify a judgm after e n tif ie d o r i f n
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 DIFFERENT RULE WITH THE
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Cri m i n Civil Cases
p p e a l file d 2
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• By notice Sandiganbayan
with thy serving a copy Decision of
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and b pon the adverse Sandiganba
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• By petiticertiorari ertiorari
 NEW TRIAL
Accused-appellant may move for new trial
at any time after the appeal from the lower
court has been perfected and before the
judgment of the Court of Appeals convicting
him becomes final
 Motion for
Reconsideration
A motion for reconsideration shall be
filed within 15 days from notice of the
decision or final order of the Court of
Appeals, setting forth the grounds in
support thereof.
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