Chapter 1. Preliminary Consideration Flashcards
What type of interpretation should be set in the rules and criminal procedure?
The rules and criminal procedure must be liberally construed in order to promote their objective of securing, adjust PD and inexpensive disposition of every action in proceeding
What is the purpose by the rules on criminal procedure must be liberally construed?
This is to promote the objective of securing, adjust, speedy and inexpensive disposition of every action and proceeding
What are direct requisites for the exercise of criminal jurisdiction before a court acquired jurisdiction over criminal cases
- Jurisdiction over the subject matter.
- jurisdiction over the territory.
- Today’s diction over the present of the accused
Discuss the difference between jurisdiction over the subject matter and jurisdiction over the person of the accuse
Number one. Jurisdiction over the subject matter refers to the authority of the court to hear and determine a particular criminal case in simple term. It is a jurisdiction over the offense charge.
Number two. jurisdiction over the person of the accuse by contrast refers to the author of the court, not over the subject matter of the criminal litigation, but over the person charge. Jurisprudence teaches that jurisdiction over the person of the accuse is acquired upon number one his arrest or apprehension, with or without warrant, or number two, his voluntary appearance or submission to the jurisdiction of the court.
What do you mean by jurisdiction over the subject matter? What is the power that it entails?
 the power to determine whether or not it has the authority to hear, and determine the controversy presented, and the right to decide, whether or not the statement of fact that conferred jurisdiction exist, as well as the other matters that arise in the case legitimately before the court
Another words, the power over subject matter means that…
It is not only the power and authority to hear, and determine issues of facts. End of low the power to inquire into the fact, top lie the law, and to pronounce the judgment.
How is jurisdiction over subject matter conferred?
Jurisdiction of subject matter is conferred by law, and the lack of it affects the very authority of the court recognizance, and to render judgment on the action
True or false. A void judgment, for one of jurisdiction is no judgment at all, and can be the source of any right and creator of
False it cannot be the source of any right, nor the creator of any obligation
Why jurisdiction is confirmed by law what else determine the nature of the action and the jurisdiction of the court?
Allegations in the complaint, also determine the nature of the action in the jurisdiction of the court
 true or false, the cause of action is based on the designation of the complaint stated
False . the cause of action in a complaint is based on the allegations in the body of the complaint, defined and describe
Is it jurisdiction over the subject matter in a criminal case can be conferred upon the court by the accused, whether it’s express Weaver or otherwise
 no it is conferred by the sovereign authority, which organized the court, and is given only by law in the manner and form prescribed by the law. Therefore, it cannot be presumed or implied, but clearly  appear from the law, or it will not be held to exist.
Can the jurisdiction over the subject matter be also acquired through a waiver, or enlarged by the omission of the parties, or conferred by the acquiescence of the court
No subject matter jurisdiction is only conferred by law
In the subject matter is also confirmed by unilateral assumption by the any tribunal
No
Explain why confirm of jurisdiction cannot be presumed
The jurisdiction can it just be prudent, upon doubtful inferences, drawn from the statute, because in order to a certain, whether accordance jurisdiction or not, the provisions of law, shall be inquired into.
How is jurisdiction over the subject matter determined
 again the jurisdiction over a criminal case, is determined by the allegations in the complaint or information so the court should therefore look into the allegations in order for them to identify whether or not it has jurisdiction over the offense