CRIMINAL

JURISDICTION
OF COURTS
ORIGINAL EXCLUSIVE
ORIGINAL
CONCURRENT
ORIGINAL
APPELLATE
SC (1) Petitions for
ertior!ri"
#ro$i%ition"
&!n'!&(s"$!%e!
s or#(s)
C!ses !ffetin*
!&%!ss!'ors"
ot$er #(%+i
&inisters !n'
ons(+s) ,1-./
Constit(tion" Art
VIII" se)0(1)1
(2) 3rit of
A&#!ro !n'
4!%e!s D!t!)
,R(+e on t$e 5rit
of !&#!ro !n'
$!%e!s '!t!"
se)61
(1) Petitions for
ertior!ri"
#ro$i%ition"
&!n'!&(s
!*!inst
CA"S7"CTA)
(2) Petitions for
$!n*e of 8en(e
or #+!e of tri!+
to !8oi'
&is!rri!*e of
9(stie) 1-./
Constit(tion" Art
VIII" se)0(:)1
(1) 3it$ t$e CA;
Petitions for
ertior!ri"
#ro$i%ition !n'
&!n'!&(s
!*!inst t$e RTC)
(2) 3it$ t$e CA
!n' RTC;
Petitions for
ertior!ri"
#ro$i%ition !n'
&!n'!&(s
!*!inst t$e +o5er
o(rts)
(6) 3it$ t$e
S!n'i*!n%!<!n;
Petitions for
ertior!ri"
#ro$i%ition"&!n'
!&(s" $!%e!s
or#(s" =(o
5!rr!nto"
in9(ntion !n'
!ni++i!r< 5rits in
!i' of its
!##e++!te
9(ris'ition !n'
o8er #etitions of
si&i+!r n!t(re
!risin* or t$!t
&!< !rise in
!ses fi+e' or
5$i$ &!< %e
fi+e' (n'er E)O
1"2"1: !n' 1:>A)
(:) 3it$ t$e
RTC> !ses
7?
APPEAL(notie
of !##e!+);
(1) Fro& t$e CA"
in !++ ri&in!+
!ses in8o+8in*
offenses for
5$i$ t$e #en!+t<
is re+(sion
#er#et(! or +ife
i&#rison&ent
!n' t$ose
offenses 5$ere !
+esser #en!+t< is
i&#ose' %(t
o&&itte' on t$e
s!&e o!sion or
5$i$ !rose o(t
of t$e s!&e
o(rrene),R(+e
12:" se161
7? PETITION
FOR REVIE3
ON
CERTIORARI
(R(+e :0);
(1) Fro& t$e
'eisions" fin!+
or'ers" !n'
reso+(tions of t$e
CA
(2) Fro& t$e
S!n'i*!n%!<!n
(6) Fro& t$e
CTA
in8o+8in*
!&%!ss!'ors"
#(%+i &inisters
!n' ons(+s)
(0) 3it$ t$e
CA"RTC"S7;
Petitions for
A&#!ro !n'
4!%e!s '!t!)
(:) Fro& t$e
RTC 5$ere on+<
!n error or
=(estion of +!5 is
in8o+8e')
(:) Un'er 1-./
onstit(tion Art
."se 0;
(!) A++ !ses in
5$i$ t$e
onstit(tion!+it<
or 8!+i'it< of !n<
tre!t<"
intern!tion!+ or
e@e(ti8e
!*ree&ent" +!5"
#resi'enti!+
'eree"
#ro+!&!tion"
or'er" instr(tion"
or'in!ne" or
re*(+!tion is in
=(estion)
(%) A++ !ses
in8o+8in* t$e
+e*!+it< of !n<
t!@" i&#ost"
!ssess&ent" or
to++" or !n<
#en!+t< i&#ose'
in re+!tion
t$ereto)
() A++ ri&in!+
!ses in 5$i$
t$e #en!+t<
i&#ose' is
re+(sion
#er#et(! or
$i*$er)
(') A++ !ses in
5$i$ on+< !n
error or =(estion
of +!5 is
in8o+8e')
7? PETITION
FOR
CERTIORARI
(RULE A0);
A++ !ses in
5$i$ t$e
9(ris'ition of
!n< +o5er o(rt
is in iss(e)
IN CASE
DEAT4
PENALT? IS
IMPOSED;
Peo#+e 8s) M!teo
(J(+< 2BB:);
T$e SC $e+' t$!t
in !ses 5$ere
t$e #en!+t<
i&#ose' is
re+(sion
#er#et(!" +ife
i&#rison&ent or
'e!t$" t$ere s$!++
%e ! re8ie5 %<
t$e o(rt of
!##e!+s %efore
e+e8!te' to t$e
SC) A #rior
'eter&in!tion %<
t$e CA on
#!rti(+!r+< t$e
f!t(!+ iss(es"
5o(+' &ini&iCe
t$e #ossi%+it< of
!n error of
9('*&ent) If t$e
CA s$o(+' !ffir&
t$e #en!+t< of
re+(sion
#er#et(!" +ife
i&#rison&ent or
'e!t$" t$e o(rt
s$!++ ren'er
9('*&ent %(t
refr!in fro&
&!Din* !n entr<
of 9('*&ent !n'
s$!++ ertif< t$e
!se !n' e+e8!te
its entire reor'
to to t$e SC)
IF RTC i&#ose'
RP"LI"D> see
,R(+e 122" se)6
()1
IF CA s$!++
!ffir& t$e
i&#osition of
#en!+t< of
RP"LI"D> see
R(+e 12: se)16!
!s !&en'e' in
Oto%er 2BB:)
CA 1) Petitions for
ertior!ri"
#ro$i%ition"
&!n'!&(s"$!%e!
1) Ations for
!nn(+&ent of
9('*&ents of t$e
RTC in ri&in!+
1) 3it$ t$e SC;
Petitions for
ertior!ri"
#ro$i%ition !n'
7? APPEAL
(Notie of !##e!+
R(+e :1);
s or#(s" 5rit of
!&#!ro" $!%e!s
'!t!)
!ses) (on t$e
*ro(n' of
e@trinsi fr!(' or
+!D of
9(ris'ition (n'er
R(+e :/)
(2) Cri&es of
terroris& (n'er
t$e 4(&!n
se(rit< At of
2BB/)
&!n'!&(s
!*!inst t$e RTC)
(2) 3it$ t$e SC
!n' RTC;
Petitions for
ertior!ri"
#ro$i%ition !n'
&!n'!&(s
!*!inst t$e +o5er
o(rts)
(6) 3it$ t$e
SC"RTC"S7;
Petitions for
A&#!ro !n'
4!%e!s '!t!)
(1) Fro& t$e
RTC" in !++
ri&in!+ !ses
in8o+8in*
offenses for
5$i$ t$e #en!+t<
is re+(sion
#er#et(! or +ife
i&#rison&ent
!n' t$ose
offenses 5$ere !
+esser #en!+t< is
i&#ose' %(t
o&&itte' on t$e
s!&e o!sion or
5$i$ !rose o(t
of t$e s!&e
o(rrene),R(+e
122" se) 6! E1
(2) Fro& t$e
RTC" in t$e
e@erise of its
ori*in!+
9(ris'ition"
e@e#t t$ose
!##e+!%+e to t$e
s!n'i*!n%!<!n
(in t$ose offenses
5$ere ! +esser
#en!+t< is
i&#ose' %(t !re
not o&&itte' on
t$e s!&e
o!sion or
5$i$ 'oes not
!rose o(t of t$e
s!&e o(rrene
t$!t *!8e rise to
t$e &ore serio(s
offense for 5$i$
t$e #en!+t< of
'e!t$" re+(sion
#er#et(! or +ife
i&#rison&ent is
i&#ose' ),R(+e
122 se) 6!1" )
7? PETITION
FOR REVIE3
(R(+e :2);
(1) Fro& t$e
RTC in t$e
e@erise of its
!##e++!te
9(ris'ition" not
f!++in* 5it$in t$e
9(ris'ition of t$e
s!n'i*!n%!<!n,R
(+e 122"se) 6%1
AUTOMATIC
REVIE3;
Fro& RTC" in
ri&in!+ !ses
5ere 'e!t$
#en!+t< is
i&#ose'
,R(+e122"se)6'
E se)1B1
RTC (1) A++ ri&in!+
!ses in 5$i$
t$e #en!+t<
#ro8i'e' %< +!5
e@ee's si@ <e!rs
i&#rison&ent
!n' not 5it$in
t$e t$e e@+(si8e
9(risi'ition of
!n< o(rt"
tri%(n!+" or %o'<"
e@e#t t$ose no5
f!++in* (n'er t$e
e@+(si8e !n'
(1) 3it$ t$e SC
!n' CA;
Petitions for
ertior!ri"
#ro$i%ition !n'
&!n'!&(s
!*!inst t$e +o5er
o(rts)
(2) 3it$ t$e SC
!n' CA;
Petitions for
ertior!ri"
#ro$i%ition !n'
1) A++ ri&in!+
!ses 'ei'e' %<
t$e +o5er o(rts
in t$eir
res#eti8e
territori!+
9(ris'ition) ,7P
12- !s !&en'e'"
se)221
F; Ori*in!+
J(ris'ition of
t$e RTCG ,se)
21(1) 7P 12- !s
on(rrent
9(risi'tion of
t$e
S!n'i*!n%!<!n)
(2) In ri&in!+
!ses 5$ere t$e
#en!+t<
i&#os!%+e is
#(re+< fine" !n'
t$e !&o(nt of
5$i$ e@ee's
fo(r t$o(s!n'
#esos )
(6) Cri&in!+
!ses (n'er
s#eifi +!5s;
(!) 3ritten
'ef!&!tionH+i%e+
(%) Vio+!tion of
inte++et(!+
#ro#ert< ri*$ts
() Vio+!tions of
D!n*ero(s Dr(*s
At of 2BB2
re*!r'+ess of t$e
i&#os!%+e
#en!+t<" e@e#t
5$en t$e
offen'er is (n'er
1A <e!rs of !*e
!n' t$ere !re
9(8eni+e !n'
'o&esti
re+!tions o(rt in
t$e !re!)
(') i++e*!+
rer(it&ent !ses
(n'er RA .B:2
(e) Vio+!tion of
RA 1B1/0
(C<%erri&e
&!n'!&(s
!*!inst t$e +o5er
o(rts)
(6) 3it$ t$e
SC"CA"S7;
Petitions for
A&#!ro !n'
4!%e!s '!t!)
!&en'e'1
F; S#ei!+
9(ris'ition of t$e
RTCG ,se 26"
7P 12- !s
!&en'e'1
A; To $!n'+e
e@+(si8e+<
ri&in!+ !ses !s
'esi*n!te' %< t$e
SC)
Pre8ention At)
(:) C!ses f!++in*
(n'er t$e F!&i+<
Co(rts "in !re!s
5$ere t$ere !re
no f!&i+< o(rts)
(0) E+etion
offenses" e8en if
o&&itte' %< !n
offii!+ 5it$
s!+!r< *r!'e 2/
or $i*$er)
(A) A++ !ses of
&one<
+!(n'erin*>
&e!nin*
o&&itte' %<
#ri8!te
in'i8i'(!+s
on+<(RA -1-:
se)0)" e@e#t
t$ose f!++in*
5it$in t$e
9(risi'ition of
S7)
(/) J(ris'ition
o8er o&#+e@
ri&es" %e!(se
it is t$e RTC
5$i$ $!s
9(ris'ition to
i&#ose t$e
&!@i&(& !n'
&ost serio(s
#en!+t<
i&#os!%+e in!n
offense for&in*
t$e o&#+e@
ri&e) A o&#+e@
ri&e &(st &(st
%e #rose(te'
inte*r!++<" !s it
5ere" !n' not
s#+it into its
o&#onent
offenses)
(.) A++ offenses
(n'er t$e
9(ris'ition of
t$e
S!n'i*!n%!<!n
or offenses in
re+!tion to offie
o&&itte' %< !
s!+!r< *r!'e
%e+o5 2/ t$e
#en!+t< of
i&#rison&ent
e@ee's A <e!rs)
(-) A++ ri&in!+
offenses in
8io+!tion of t$e
NIRC or
T!riff!n'
(sto&s o'e
!n' ot$er +!5s
!'&inistre' %<
t$e 7IR or t$e
%(re!( of
(sto&s 5$ere
t$e #rini#!+
!&o(nt of t!@es"
fees" e@+(si8e of
$!r*es !n'
#en!+ties +!i&e'
is +ess t$!n one
&i++ion or t$ere
is no s#eifie'
!&o(nt +!i&e'
MTCHMeTCHMC
TC
1) Cri&in!+ !ses
(n'er t$e 1--1
re8ise' r(+e on
s(&&!r<
#roe'(re
(2) A++ ri&in!+
!ses 5$ere t$e
i&#os!%+e
#en!+t< of
i&#rison&ent is
A <e!rs or +ess"
irres#eti8e of
t$e !&o(nt of t$e
fine or ot$er
i&#os!%+e
!essor< or
ot$er #en!+ties
in+('in* i8i+
+i!%i+ies !risin*
fro& s($
offense)
(6) In Cri&in!+
!ses 5$ere t$e
#en!+t<
i&#os!%+e is
#(re+< fine t$e
!&o(nt of 5$i$
is : t$o(s!n' or
+ess) (AM B->-:)
(:) A++ offenses
(n'er t$e
9(ris'ition of
t$e
S!n'i*!n%!<!n
or offenses in
re+!tion to offie
o&&itte' %< !
s!+!r< *r!'e
%e+o5 2/ t$e
#en!+t< of
i&#rison&ent is
A <e!rs or +ess)
(0) 3$ere t$e
i&#os!%+e
#en!+t< is
'estierro" it f!++s
(n'er t$e MTC
%e!(se it
fo++o5s !rresto
&!<or 5$i$
in8o+8es
i&#rison&ent)
,Peo#+e 8s)
E'(!rte)
FAMIL?
COURTS
1) Cri&in!+ !ses
5$ere one or
&ore of t$e
!(se' is %e+o5
1. %(t not +ess
t$!n - <e!rs of
!*e or 3$ere one
of t$e 8iti& is !
&inor !t t$e ti&e
of t$e o&ission
of t$e offense)
(2) C!ses !*!inst
&inors
o*niC!%+e (n'er
t$e D!n*ero(s
Dr(* At)
(6) Vio+!tions of
RA /A1B !s
!&en'e' %< RA
/A0.)
(:) C!ses of
'o&esti
8io+ene !*!inst
5o&en !n'
$i+'ren)
COURT OF TAX
APPEALS
1) A++ ri&in!+
offenses in
(CTA) 8io+!tion of t$e
NIRC or
T!riff!n'
(sto&s o'e
!n' ot$er +!5s
!'&inistre' %<
t$e 7IR or t$e
%(re!( of
(sto&s 5$ere
t$e #rini#!+
!&o(nt of t!@es"
fees" e@+(si8e of
$!r*es !n'
#en!+ties +!i&e'
is one &i++ion or
&ore)
SANDIGAN7A
?AN (S7)
(1)) Vio+!tions of
Re#(%+i At No)
6B1-" !s
!&en'e'"
ot$er5ise Dno5n
!s t$e Anti>*r!ft
!n' Corr(#t
Pr!ties At"
Re#(%+i At No)
16/-" !n'
C$!#ter II"
Setion 2" Tit+e
VII" 7ooD II of
t$e Re8ise'
Pen!+ Co'e"
5$ere one or
&ore of t$e
!(se' !re
offii!+s
o(#<in* t$e
fo++o5in*
#ositions in t$e
*o8ern&ent
5$et$er in !
#er&!nent"
!tin* or interi&
!#!it<" !t t$e
(1) 3it$ t$e SC
>2
inst!nes"$eD
t$e on(rrent
9(ris'ition of
t$e SC)
7< notie of
!##e!+ (R(+e :1);
(1) Fro& t$e
'eisions of t$e
RTC in t$e
e@erise of its
ori*in!+
9(ris'ition" in
ri&in!+ !ses
o&&itte' %< !
#(%+i offii!+ or
e&#+o<ee %e+o5
s!+!r< *r!'e 2/"
in re+!tion to
t$eir offie !n'
t$e i&#os!%+e
#en!+t< e@ee's A
<e!rs
i&#risone&ent)
7< Petition for
Re8ie5 (R(+e :2)
1) Fro& t$e
'eisions of t$e
RTC in t$e
ti&e of t$e
o&&ission of
t$e offense;
(see t$e
en(&er!tions of
t$ese offii!+s in
RA .2:-
)
(2) Ot$er
offenses or
fe+onies 5$et$er
si&#+e or
o&#+e@e' 5it$
ot$er ri&es
o&&itte' %< t$e
#(%+i offii!+s
!n' e&#+o<ees
&entione' in
s(%setion ! of
t$is setion in
re+!tion to t$eir
offie)
(6) Ci8i+ !n'
ri&in!+ !ses
fi+e' #(rs(!nt to
!n' in
onnetion 5it$
E@e(ti8e Or'er
Nos) 1" 2" 1: !n'
1:>A" iss(e' in
1-.A)
:) A++ !ses of
&one<
+!(n'erin*
o&&itte' %<
#(%+i offiers
!n' #ri8!te
#ersons 5$o !re
e@erise of its
!##e++!te
9(ris'ition"
5$i$ &e!ns t$is
refers to !ses
ori*in!++<
'ei'e' %< t$e
+o5er o(rts
>ri&in!+ !ses
o&&itte' %< !
#(%+i offii!+ or
e&#+o<ee %e+o5
s!+!r< *r!'e 2/"
in re+!tion to
t$eir offie !n'
t$e i&#os!%+e
#en!+t< is A <e!rs
or +ess
i&#risone&ent)
Define I offense
in re+!tion to t$e
offieI
(!) T$e offense is
inti&!te+<
onnete' 5it$
t$e offie of t$e
offen'er !n'
#er#etr!te' 5$i+e
$e 5!s in t$e
#erfor&!ne of
$is offii!+
f(ntions
(%) T$e ri&e
!nnot e@ist
5it$o(t t$e offie
() T$e offie is
!n e+e&ent of t$e
ri&e !s 'efine'
%< +!5)
T$e r(+e 5it$
in ons#ir!<
5it$ s($ #(%+i
offiers) (RA
-1-:"se)0)
res#et to #ri8!te
in'i8i'(!+s
$!r*e' 5it$
#(%+i offiers;
IIn !se #ri8!te
in'i8i'(!+s !re
$!r*e' !s o>
#rini#!+s"
!o&#+ies or
!essories 5it$
t$e #(%+i
offiers or
e&#+o<ees"
in+('in* t$ose
e&#+o<e' in
*o8e&&ent>
o5ne' or
ontro++e'
or#or!tions"
t$e< s$!++ %e trie'
9oint+< 5it$ s!i'
#(%+i offiers
!n' e&#+o<ees in
t$e #ro#er o(rts
5$i$ s$!++
e@erise
e@+(si8e
9(ris'ition o8er
t$e&)
T$e r(+e on t$e
#rose(tion of
i8i+ !tions
'ee&e' instit(te'
5it$ ri&in!+
!tions fi+e'
(n'er S7;
An< #ro8isions
of +!5 or R(+es
of Co(rt to t$e
ontr!r<
not5it$st!n'in*"
t$e ri&in!+
!tion !n' t$e
orres#on'in*
i8i+ !tion for
t$e reo8er< of
i8i+ +i!%i+it<
s$!++ !t !++ ti&es
%e
si&(+t!neo(s+<
instit(te' 5it$"
!n' 9oint+<
'eter&ine' in"
t$e s!&e
#roee'in* %<
t$e
S!n'i*!n%!<!n
or t$e !##ro#ri!te
o(rts" t$e fi+in*
of t$e ri&in!+
!tion %ein*
'ee&e' to
neess!ri+< !rr<
5it$ it t$e fi+in*
of t$e i8i+
!tion" !n' no
ri*$t to reser8e
t$e fi+in* of s($
i8i+ !tion
se#!r!te+< fro&
t$e ri&in!+
!tion s$!++ %e
reo*niCe';
Pro8i'e'"
$o5e8er" T$!t
5$ere t$e i8i+
!tion $!'
t$erefore %een
fi+e' se#!r!te+<
%(t 9('*&ent
t$erein $!s not
<et %een
ren'ere'" !n' t$e
ri&in!+ !se is
$ere!fter fi+e'
5it$ t$e
S!n'i*!n%!<!n
or t$e !##ro#ri!te
o(rt" s!i' i8i+
!tion s$!++ %e
tr!nsferre' to t$e
S!n'i*!n%!<!n
or t$e !##ro#ri!te
o(rt" !s t$e !se
&!< %e" for
onso+i'!tion !n'
9oint
'eter&in!tion
5it$ t$e ri&in!+
!tion" ot$er5ise
t$e se#!r!te i8i+
!tion s$!++ %e
'ee&e'
!%!n'one')I
F; 3$!t is t$e
!ni++i!r<
9(risi'tion of t$e
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