Criminal Law

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    Crimes against the fundamental law of the State, Revised Penal Code

    Title Two – Crimes against the Fundamental Laws of the State Chapter One: Arbitrary Detention or Expulsion, Violation of Dwelling, Prohibition, Interruption, and Dissolution of Peaceful Meetings and Crimes against Religious Worship Section One. – Arbitrary detention and expulsion Section Two. – Violation of domicile Section Three. – Prohibition, interruption and dissolution of peaceful meetings…

  • Swindling by Syndicate, PD 1689: Explainer

    1. Crime Swindling by a syndicate: Swindling (estafa) by syndicate is committed by a syndicate consisting of five or more persons formed with the intention of carrying out the unlawful or illegal act, transaction, enterprise or scheme, and the defraudation results in the misappropriation of money contributed by stockholders, or members of rural banks, cooperative,…

  • Anti-Carnapping Act, RA 10883: Explainer

    “Body building” – refers to a job undertaken on a motor vehicle in order to replace its entire body with a new body. (Section 2[a], R.A. 10883, New Anti-Carnapping Act of 2016) “Defacing or tampering with a serial number” – refers to the altering, changing, erasing, replacing or scratching of the original factory inscribed serial…

  • Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, RA 10175: Explainer

    “Access” – refers to the instruction, communication with, storing data in, retrieving data from, or otherwise making use of any resources of a computer system or communication network. (Section 3[a], R.A. No. 10175, Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012) “Alteration” – refers to the modification or change, in form or substance, of an existing computer data…

  • Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, RA 9165: Explainer

    1. Crimes a. Sale, trading, administration, dispensation, delivery, distribution and transportation of dangerous drugs and/or controlled precursors and essential chemicals 1st Mode 1) Any person, who, unless authorized by law, shall sell, trade, administer, dispense, deliver, give away to another, distribute dispatch in transit or transport any dangerous drug, including any and all species of…

  • Bouncing Checks Law, BP 22: Explainer

    “Credit” – refers to an arrangement or understanding with the bank for the payment of such check. (Section 4, B.P. 22) 1. Crime a. Bouncing check 1st Mode (Insufficient funds) – Elements: 1) The making, drawing, and issuance of any check to apply for account or for value; 2) The knowledge of the maker, drawer,…

  • Anti-Wire Tapping Act, RA 4200: Explainer

    1. Crimes a. Illegal wire-tapping It shall be unlawful for any person, not being authorized by all the parties to any private communication or spoken word, to tap any wire or cable, or by using any other device or arrangement, to secretly overhear, intercept, or record such communication or spoken word by using a device…