Tag: SPECIAL PENAL LAWS

While mere possession, without criminal intent, is sufficient to convict a person for illegal possession of a firearm, it must still be shown that there was animus possidendi or an intent to possess on the part of the accused.

Posted on May 16, 2020

According to the prosecution, POI Ryan Pagcaliwagan and several others were manning a checkpoint when they flagged down a motorcycle with no license plate and the driver wearing no helmet. Along with…

The filing of the complaint for preliminary investigation interrupts the running of the prescriptive period of criminal cases, whether under the Revised Penal Code or special laws.

Posted on May 9, 2020

Mateo, charged with violation of Republic 8777 (Sexual Harassment) in an Information filed before the Sandiganbayan on March 21, 2017, filed a Motion for Judicial Determination of Probable Cause and Prescription, alleging…