Criminal Law 2 - Finals Flashcards
ARTICLE 203 - WHO ARE PUBLIC OFFICERS
(1) Taking part in the performance of public functions in the government;
(2) Performing in said government or in any of its branches public duties as an employee, agent or subordinate official, or any rank or class;
(3) His authority to take part in the performance of public functions or to perform public duties
must be –
(a) By direct provision of the law;
(b) By popular election; or
(c) By appointment by competent authority
Misfeasance vs. Malfeasance vs. Nonfeasance
Mis - improper performance of some act which might be lawfully done.
Mal - Performance of an act which ought not to be done.
Non - Omission of an act which ought to be done.
ARTICLE 204 - KNOWINGLY RENDERING UNJUST
JUDGMENT
(1) Offender is a judge;
(2) He renders a judgment in a case submitted to him for decision;
(3) Judgment is unjust;
(4) The judge knows that his judgment is unjust.
ARTICLE 205 - JUDGMENT RENDERED THROUGH
NEGLIGENCE
(1) Offender is a judge;
(2) He renders a judgment in a case submitted to him for decision;
(3) The judgment is manifestly unjust;
(4) It is due to his inexcusable negligence or ignorance
ARTICLE 206 - UNJUST INTERLOCUTORY ORDER
(1) Offender is a judge;
(2) He performs any of the following acts:
(a) Knowingly rendering an unjust interlocutory order or decree; or
(b) Rendering a manifestly unjust interlocutory order or decree through inexcusable negligence or ignorance.
INTERLOCUTORY ORDER
Order issued by the court between the commencement and the end of a suit or action and which decides some point or matter but is not a final decision of the matter in issue.
ARTICLE 207 - MALICIOUS DELAY IN THE ADMINISTRATION
OF JUSTICE
Elements:
(1) Offender is a judge;
(2) There is a proceeding in his court;
(3) He delays in the administration of justice;
(4) The delay is malicious, that is, with deliberate intent to inflict damage on either party in the case
ARTICLE 208 - PROSECUTION OF OFFENSES; NEGLIGENCE
AND TOLERANCE (Modes of committing and elements)
Mode 1. Maliciously refraining from instituting prosecution against violators of the law;
Mode 2. Maliciously tolerating the commission of offenses.
Elements:
(1) Offender is a public officer or officer of the law who has a duty to cause the prosecution of, or to prosecute, offenses;
(2) There is a dereliction of the duties of his office, that is, knowing the commission of the crime, he
does not cause the prosecution of the criminal,
or knowing that a crime is about to be
committed, he tolerates its commission;
(3) Offender acts with malice and deliberate intent to favor the violator of the law.
Importation of Illegal Drugs
- Vessel/Ship came from a foreign port
- Intent to Unload Illegal Drugs in the PH
Sale of Dangerous Drugs
1) The identity of the buyer and the seller;
2) The object and the consideration;
3) The delivery of the thing sold
* Payment not necessary
Persons liable for drug pushing under Sec. 5 of RA 9165
1) Financiers
2) Leaders and Organizers
3) The Protector or a Coddler.
Delivery of Dangerous Drugs
- Accused Passed on delivery of dangerous drugs
- Such delivery is not authorized by law
- The accused knowingly made the delivery
Illegal Possession of Dangerous Drugs (Sec. 11)
1) The accused is in possession of an item or an object identified to be a prohibited or a regulated drug;
2) Such possession is not authorized by law; and
3) The accused freely and consciously possessed the said drug.
Constructive Possession of Dangerous Drugs
It exists when the drug is under the dominion and control of the accused or when he has the right to exercise dominion and control over the place where it is found.
Illegal use of dangerous drugs (Sec. 15)
1) The offender was apprehended or arrested in the actual use
of dangerous drugs,
2) After a confirmatory test, he was found to be positive for
use of any dangerous drugs.
3) No other dangerous drug was found in his possession.
Chain of Custody Rule
1) The seizure and marking, if practicable, of the illegal drug
recovered from the accused by the apprehending officer;
2) The turnover of the illegal drug seized by the apprehending
officer to the investigating officer;
3) The turnover by the investigating officer of the illegal drug
to the forensic chemist for laboratory examination; and
4) The turnover and submission of the marked illegal drug
seized from the forensic chemist to the court.
- Direct Bribery
1) Offender is a public officer within the scope of Art. 203.
2) Offender accepts an offer or promise or receives a gift or
present by himself or through another.
3) Such offer or promise be accepted, or gift or present
received by the public officer –
a) With a view of committing some crime;
b) In consideration of the execution of an act which does
not constitute a crime, but the act must be unjust;
c) To refrain from doing something, which is his official
duty to do;
4) That act which the offender agrees to perform or which he
executes be connected with the performance of his official
duties.
Art. 211. Indirect bribery
1) Offender is a public officer
2) He accepts gifts
3) Said gifts are offered to him by reason of his office
Direct Bribery vs. Indirect
DB - Agreement between officer and gift giver
IB - No Such Agreement
DB - Offender agrees to perform/ performs an act / refrains from doing act
IB - It is not necessary that the officer do any act/omission
211 Qualified Bribery
1) Offender is a public officer entrusted with law enforcement;
2) He refrains from arresting or prosecuting an offender who
has committed a crime punishable by reclusion perpetua
and/or death
3) He refrains from arresting or prosecuting the offender in
consideration of any promise, gift or present.
Art. 212. Corruption of public officials
1) Offender makes offers or promise or gives gifts or presents
to a public officer;
2) The offers or promises are made or the gifts or presents are
given to a public officer under circumstances that will make
the public officer liable for direct bribery or indirect bribery
RA 3019 Sec 3 (a)
Persuading, inducing or influencing another public officer to
perform an act constituting a violation of rules and
regulations duly promulgated by competent authority or an
offense in connection with the official duties of the latter, or
allowing himself to be persuaded, induced, or influenced to
commit such violation or offense.
RA 3019 Sec 3 (b)
- the offender is a public officer;
- who requested or received a gift, a present, a share, a
percentage, or benefit; - on behalf of the offender or any other person;
- in connection with a contract or transaction with the
government; - in which the public officer, in an official capacity
under the law, has the right to intervene
RA 3019 Sec 3 (c)
- The offender is a public officer;
- He has secured or obtained, or would secure or
obtain, for a person any government permit or
license; - He directly or indirectly requested or received from
said person any gift, present or other pecuniary or
material benefit for himself or for another; and - He requested or received the gift, present or other
pecuniary or material benefit in consideration for help
given or to be given
RA 3019 Sec 3 (e)
- The accused must be a public officer discharging
administrative, judicial or official functions; - He must have acted with manifest partiality, evident
bad faith or inexcusable negligence; and - That his action caused any undue injury to any party, including the government, or giving any private party unwarranted benefits, advantage or preference in the discharge of his functions