Courts Jurisdiction in Criminal Cases Original Exclusive Appellate Exclusive: Petitions for certiorari, prohibition and By Appeal: mandamus

against the CA and Sandiganbayan. a) from the RTC in all criminal cases involving offenses for Concurrent: which the penalty isreclusion perpetua or life imprisonment, a) with CA: petitions for certiorari, prohibition and and those involving other offenses which, although not so mandamus against RTC; punished, arose out of the same occurrence or which may have been committed by the accused on the same b) with CA and RTC: petitions for certiorari, occasion; prohibition and mandamus against lower courts; c) with Sandiganbayan: petitions for mandamus, prohibition, certiorari, habeas corpus, injunction and ancillary writs in aid of its appellate jurisdiction and over petitions of similar nature, including quo warranto arising or that may arise in cases filed or which may be filed under EO Nos. 1, 2, 14 and 14-A. Court of Appeals b) Automatic review where death penalty is imposed. By Petition for Review onCertiorari:

Supreme Court

a) from the Court of Appeals; b) from the Sandiganbayan; c) from the RTC where only an error or question of law is involved. Exclusive:Actions for annulment of judgments of By Appeal:From the RTC in cases commenced therein, the RTC except those appealable to the SC or the Sandiganbayan; Concurrent: By Petition for Review: a) with the SC: petitions for certiorari, prohibition From the RTC in cases appealed thereto from the lower and mandamus against RTC; courts and not appealable to the Sandiganbayan b) with SC and RTC: petitions for certiorari, prohibition and mandamus against lower courts. Exclusive: a) Violations of RA 3019, as amended, RA 1379, and bribery and corruption offenses under the Revised Penal Code, where one or more of the accused are officials occupying positions in the government, whether in a permanent, acting or interim capacity, at the time of the commission of the offense;

Sandiganbayan

By Appeal:

a) from the RTC in cases under PD 1606, as amended by PD 1861, whether or not the cases were decided b them in the exercise of their original or appellate jurisdictions;

a) Other offenses or felonies whether simple or complexed with other crimes committed in relation to their office by the public officials and employees mentioned in Sec. 4 [a], PD 1606, as amended by RA 7075; b) Criminal cases filed pursuant to and in connection with EO Nos. 1, 2, 14, and 14-A, Regional Trial Courts All criminal cases which are not within the exclusive jurisdiction of any court, tribunal or body. Metropolitan, Original:a) Violations of city or municipal Municipal and ordinances committed within their respective Municipal Circuit Trial territorial jurisdictions; Courts b) All offenses punishable with imprisonment of not more than 6 years irrespective of the amount of fine, and in all cases of damage to property through criminal negligence, regardless of other penalties and the civil liabilities arising therefrom; and

All cases decided by lower courts in their respective territorial jurisdictions. Summary Procedure a) Traffic violations; b) Violations of the rental law; c) Violations of city or municipal ordinances; and

d) All other offenses where the penalty does not exceed 6 months imprisonment and/or P1,000 fine, irrespective of other penalties or civil liabilities arising therefrom, and in c) All offenses (except violations of RA 3019, RA offenses involving damage to property through criminal 1379 and Arts. 210 to 212, RPC) committed by negligence where the imposable fine does not exceed public officers and employees in relation to their P10,000. office, including those employed in GOCCs, and by private individuals charged as co-principals, accomplices or accessories, punishable with imprisonment of not more than 6 years or where none of the accused holds a position of salary Grade 27 and higher.