Northwestern University College of Law Laoag City Course Outline Law 106A: Criminal Justice System
Northwestern University College of Law Laoag City Course Outline Law 106A: Criminal Justice System
COLLEGE OF LAW
Laoag City
COURSE OUTLINE
B. Criminal Law
C. History of Philippine Penal System (see “Hopeless Mess in the Criminal Justice
System” by Judge Nitafan)
d) Investigation
f) Entrapment v. Instigation
1) Police Entrapment Forms
2) Buy-Bust Operations
3) Case: People v. Hirang, G.R. No. 223528, January 11, 2017
g) Custodial Investigation
1) Republic Act No. 7438, “Custodial Investigation Act”
2) Miranda Doctrine (Miranda v. Arizona, US jurisprudence)
3) Expanded Miranda (People v. Mahinay, G.R. No. 122485, February
1, 1999)
4) Police Line-up (Corporeal Identification) People v. Pepino, G.R. No.
174471, January 12, 2016, see People v. Almanzor, G.R. No.
124916, July 11, 2002)
5) Police Blotter (People v. Divina, G.R. Nos. 93808-09. April 7, 1993)
6) Police Photogallery
Suggested Course Activities/Requirements:
1) Term Paper
2) Seminar/Dialogue with Law Enforcement Agencies
3) Case Study
4) Graded Recitations
5) Reportorial Sessions
B. Preliminary investigation
a) Meaning
b) Function
1) executive or judicial
2) Case: Secretary Leila M. De Lima v. Mario Joel Reyes,
G.R. No. 209330, January 11, 2016
c) MTC judge determines probable cause
1) Case: Prosecutor Jaime Contreras vs. Judge Eddie
Monseratie, A.M. No. MTJ-02-1437, August 20, 2003
d) Nature (substantive or procedural)
1) Case: Rodrigo Duterte v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 130191 April
27, 1998
e) Procedure in Preliminary Investigation
(Rule 112, Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure)
f) Period (Before arraignment)
1) Case: Even during trial on the merits see Rolito Go v. CA, G.R. No.
101837 February 11, 1992
g) Where to File Motion for Preliminary Investigation
(Court or Prosecutor?) Case: Rolito Go v. CA, supra. Petition for
Review: DOJ, CA
h) Waivability; it can be waived being a staturory right
1) Implied waiver: People v. Selfaison, G.R. No. L-14732, January
28, 1961
j. Preliminary Investigation v. Inquest Proceedings
k. Preliminary Investigation v. Reinvestigation
1) Case: Jose Antonio Leviste v. Judge Elmo Alameda,
G.R. No. 182677, August 3, 2010
l. Concept of Probable cause
m. Complaint vs. Information
n. Allowing private prosecutors
o. Ombudsman as Prosecutor (RA 6770)
p. Office of the Special Prosecutor (RA 6770)
q. Role of the Office of the Solicitor General (EO 292)
B. Kind of Courts
a) Nature: Criminal/Civil Courts v. Military Courts
b) Number: Single sala v. multi-sala
c) Presiding: One judge system v. Jury system
C. Criminal Jurisdiction
a) Kinds:
1) Jurisdiction over the person of the accused
2) Jurisdiction over the offense
3) Jurisdiction over the subject matter
b) Venue v. Jurisdiction
c) Determination of Probable cause:
d) Warrant of Arrest/Commitment Order
e) Bail
1) Matter of right
2) Matter of discretion
3) Rule 114, Rules of Criminal Procedure
4) Cases
f) Plea-bargaining
g) Order of Trial
h) Quantum of Evidence required
i) Trial in absentia
j) State Witness
k) Direct and cross-examination
l) Conviction
m) Penalties
n) Appeals
B. National Penitentiaries
a) New Bilibid Prisons, Muntinlupa
b) Correctional Institution for Women, Mandaluyong
c) Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm, Palawan
d) Davao Prison and Penal Farm, Panabo, Davao
e) San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm, Zamboanga City
f) Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro
g) Leyte Regional Prison, Leyte
D. Correctional Supervision
a) Bureau of Corrections
b) Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
c) Provincial Governments
d) PNP Detention Centers/Police Station Detention Cells
E. Forms of Criminal Penalties
a) Death/Judicial Execution
b) Imprisonment (Straight penalties or range of penalties under RPC)
c) Fines and forfeitures
d) Civil interdiction
e) Public censure
f) Exile or destierro
g) Community Service (RA 9208, Anti-Trafficking in Persons)
h) Diversionary Measures/Rehabilitation (RA 9344 and RA 9165)
F. Classification of Imprisonment
a) Capital
b) Afflictive
c) Correctional
d) Light
e) Plus accessory penalties
f) Bond to keep the peace
g) Subsidiary penalty
Other materials:
Situation of Philippine Jails
1) OVERCROWDED, FILTHY AND DISEASED: Inside the Philippines most notorious
prison that houses 3,800 inmates”, Guy Birchall, July 30, 2016
Source: The Sun UK
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1526251/inside-the-philippines-most-
notorious-prison-that-houses-3800-inmates/