SUBJECT: The Rule on ‘Self-Adjudication’ of Crimes (Plea Bargaining) I. Introduction This memorandum provides an exhaustive analysis of the rule on plea bargaining within the Philippine […]
G.R. No. 196733, November 21, 2018Heirs of Roger Jarque, Petitioners, vs. Marcial Jarque, Lelia Jarque-Lagsit, and Teresita Jarque-Bailon, Respondents. FACTS This case involves a dispute over […]
G.R. No. 227482. July 1, 2019.JOAQUIN BERBANO, TRINIDAD BERBANO, and MELCHOR BERBANO, Petitioners, vs. HEIRS OF ROMAN TAPULAO, namely: ALBERT D. TAPULAO, DANILO D. TAPULAO, MARIETA […]
G.R. No. 223134, August 14, 2019VICENTE G. HENSON, JR., PETITIONER, VS. UCPB GENERAL INSURANCE CO., INC., RESPONDENT. FACTS Copylandia Office Systems Corporation’s (Copylandia) equipment, insured with […]
G.R. No. 210302, August 27, 2020Integrated Micro Electronics, Inc., Petitioner, vs. Standard Insurance Co., Inc., Respondent. FACTS Sometime in March 2009, a panel of insurers including […]
SUBJECT: The Difference between ‘Formal Offer of Evidence’ and ‘Tender of Excluded Evidence’ I. Introduction This memorandum exhaustively examines the distinction between a formal offer of […]
SUBJECT: The Concept of ‘Pre-Trial’ in Criminal Cases I. Introduction This memorandum provides an exhaustive analysis of the concept of pre-trial in Philippine criminal procedure. The […]
SUBJECT: The Rule on ‘Arraignment and Plea’ I. Introduction This memorandum provides an exhaustive analysis of the Rule on Arraignment and Plea under Philippine remedial law. […]
SUBJECT: The Right to ‘Bail’ and the ‘Evidence of Guilt’ Rule I. Introduction This memorandum provides an exhaustive analysis of the constitutional and statutory framework governing […]