Criminal Law I Wednesdays and Fridays / 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Silliman University College of Law 1

st
Sem. 2014
Amelia Lourdes U. Mendoza
Email: mendoza_law@yahoo.com
ASSIGNMENT for June 18-20, 2014



1. Chapter 1 (Fundamental Principles of Criminal Law) of the course syllabus.

2. Articles 1-2 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC). Memorize Art. 2 of the RPC.

3. Read pages 1-32 of the recommended textbook.

4. Assigned cases (read in the original text
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a. State authority to punish crimes
U.S. vs. Andres Pablo (G.R. No. L-11676, October 17, 1916)
People of the Philippines vs. Gregorio Santiago (G.R. No. 17584
March 8, 1922)

b. Constitutional Limitations
U.S. vs. H.N. Bull (G.R. No. L-5270, January 15, 1910)
Dominga Concepcion vs. Gregorio Garcia (G.R. No. L-32380, November 29,
1929)
In re Kay Villegas Kami, Inc. (G.R. No. L-32485, October 22, 1970)
People of the Philippines vs. Ferrer (G.R. Nos. L-32613-14, December 27,
1972)
Rosario Nasi-Villar vs. People of the Philippines (G.R. No. 176169, November
14, 2008)

c. Generality
U.S. vs. Phillip Sweet (G.R. No. 448, September 20, 1901)
Rodolfo Schneckenburger vs. Manuel Moran (G.R. No. L-44896, July 31,
1936)
Silverio Valdez vs. Antonio Lucero (G.R. No. L-246, March 27, 1946)
Ramon Ruffy, et. al. vs. Chief of Staff, et. al. (G.R. No. L-533, August 20,
1946)
Shigenori Kuroda vs. Rafael Jalandoni, et. al. (G.R. No. L-2662, March 26,
1949)
Jeffrey Liang (Huefeng) vs. People of the Philippines (G.R. No. 125865
January 28, 2000)

d. Territoriality
U.S. vs. Ah Sing (G.R. No. L-13005, October 10, 1917)

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When reading cases, try to focus only on the respective positions taken by the contending parties, the
issue/s that is/are relevant to the topic for class discussion, and the Courts ruling on said issue/s. Your
ability to digest cases, in a manner that is brief and concise, is an important skill that you should be able to
master in law school and can be a helpful aid in passing your subjects and eventually the bar.
Criminal Law I Wednesdays and Fridays / 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Silliman University College of Law 1
st
Sem. 2014
Amelia Lourdes U. Mendoza
Email: mendoza_law@yahoo.com
People of the Philippines vs. Wong Cheng (G.R. No. L-18924, October 19,
1922)
Jesus Miquiabas vs. Commanding General (G.R. No. L-1988, February 24,
1948)

e. Prospectivity
U.S. vs. El Chino Cuna (G.R. No. L-4504, December 15, 1908)
People of the Philippines vs. Crisanto Tamayo (G.R. No. L-41423, March 19,
1935)
People of the Philippines vs. Geronima Sindiong de Pastor and Santos Pastor
(G.R. No. L-335, February 12, 1947)
People of the Philippines vs. Wenceslao Almuete, et. al. (G.R. No. L-26551,
February 27, 1976)
People of the Philippines vs. Hon. Oscar Pimentel and Antonio Tujan (G.R.
No. 100210. April 1, 1998)
Roberto Benedicto and Hector Rivera vs. Court of Appeals, et. al. (G.R. No.
125359, September 4, 2001)

f. Construction
U.S. vs. Antonio Abad Santos (G.R. No. L-12262, February 10, 1917)
People of the Philippines vs. Alfonso Gatchalian (G.R. Nos. L-12011-14,
September 30, 1958)
Amada Resterio vs. People of the Philippines (G.R. No. 177438, September
24, 2012)

g. Cases on basic maxims
U.S. vs. Ah Chong (G.R. No. L-5272, March 19, 1910)
People of the Philippines vs. Vicente Castro and Pedro Pacana (G.R. No. L-
22642-46, December 19, 1924)
Potenciana Evangelista vs. People of the Philippines (G.R. Nos. 108135-36.
August 14, 2000)
Teresita Vergara vs. People of the Philippines (G.R. No. 160328, February 4,
2005)
Nestor Bernardino and Celedonia Tomas vs. People of the Philippines (G.R.
No. 170453) and Eugelio Barawid vs. People of the Philippines (G.R. No.
170518) promulgated October 30, 2006
Separate Opinion of Justice Corona in People of the Philippines vs. Beth
Temporada (G.R. No. 173473, December 17, 2008)
Juanito Rimando vs. COMELEC (G.R. No. 176364, September 18, 2009)
Violeta Bahilidad vs. People of the Philippines (G.R. No. 185195, March 17,
2010)
Lily Sy vs. Secretary of Justice, et. al. (G.R. No. 171579, November 14, 2012)