CRIMINAL LAW

Criminal Law, defined.

Criminal law is that branch or division of law which defines
crimes, treats of their nature, and provides for their punishment. (12
Cyc. 129)
Crime, defined.
Crime is an act committed or omitted in violation of a public law
forbidding or commanding it. (I Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Rawle's
Third Revision, 729)
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CRIMINAL LAW
Criminal Law, defined.
Criminal law is that branch or division of law which defines
crimes, treats of their nature, and provides for their punishment. (12
Cyc. 129)
Crime, defined.
Crime is an act committed or omitted in violation of a public law
forbidding or commanding it. (I Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Rawle's
Third Revision, 729)
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G.R. No. L-1223, March 5, 1947

FACTS: RA No. 4790 entitled “An Act Creating the Municipality of Dianaton in the province
of Lanao del Sur ‘, was signed into law and came to light later that barrios mentioned in the
body of that statue are within the municipalities of the Province of Cotabato and not of
Lanao del Sur only. Prompted by the coming elections, COMELEC adopted its resolutions
for the purposes of establishments of precincts, registration of voters and for other election
purposes. The Office of the President recommended the COMELEC that the operation of
the statute be suspended until “clarified by correcting legislation”. COMELEC stood by its
own interpretation, hence this motion by Bara Lidasan as a resident, taxpayer and a
qualified voter of Parang Cotabato.

ISSUE: Whether or not the title of the statue conforms with the constitutional

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CRIMINAL LAW
Criminal Law, defined.
Criminal law is that branch or division of law which defines
crimes, treats of their nature, and provides for their punishment. (12
Cyc. 129)
Crime, defined.
Crime is an act committed or omitted in violation of a public law
forbidding or commanding it. (I Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Rawle's
Third Revision, 729)
Sources of

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CRIMINAL LAW
Criminal Law, defined.
Criminal law is that branch or division of law which defines
crimes, treats of their nature, and provides for their punishment. (12
Cyc. 129)
Crime, defined.
Crime is an act committed or omitted in violation of a public law
forbidding or commanding it. (I Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Rawle's
Third Revision, 729)
CRIMINAL LAW
Criminal Law, defined.
Criminal law is that branch or division of law which defines
crimes, treats of their nature, and provides for their punishment. (12
Cyc. 129)
Crime, defined.
Crime is an act committed or omitted in violation of a public law
forbidding or commanding it. (I Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Rawle's
Third Revision, 729)
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Criminal Law, defined.
Criminal law is that branch or division of law which defines
crimes, treats of their nature, and provides for their punishment. (12
Cyc. 129)
Crime, defined.
Crime is an act committed or omitted in violation of a public law
forbidding or commanding it. (I Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Rawle's
Third Revision, 729)
Sources of

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CRIMINAL LAW
Criminal Law, defined.
Criminal law is that branch or division of law which defines
crimes, treats of their nature, and provides for their punishment. (12
Cyc. 129)
Crime, defined.
Crime is an act committed or omitted in violation of a public law
forbidding or commanding it. (I Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Rawle's
Third Revision, 729)
Sources of

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