2013 thing sold and the payment thereof.
What
People v. Velasco
Reference No. 190313
November 27, 2013
First Division
Criminal Procedure:
An accused is estopped from assailing any
irregularity of his arrest if he fails to raise
this issue or to move for the quashal of
information against him on this ground
before arraignment. Thus, any objection
involving a warrant or arrest or procedure
by which the court acquired jurisdiction of
the person of the accused must be made
before he enters his plea; otherwise, the
objection is deemed waived.
Evidence/Remedial Law:
In a prosecution for rape, the accused may
be convicted solely on the basis of the
testimony of the victim that is credible,
convincing, and consistent with human
nature and the normal course of
things. Furthermore, when it comes to
evaluating the credibility of the
testimonies of the witnesses, great
respect is accorded to the findings of the
trial judge who is in a better position to
observe the demeanor, facial expression,
and manner of testifying of witnesses.
Lastly, in order for a discrepancy or
inconsistency in the testimony of a
witness to serve as a basis for acquittal, it
must establish beyond doubt the
innocence of the appellant for the crime
charged since the credibility of a rape
victim is not diminished, let alone
impaired, by minor inconsistencies in her
testimony.
People v. Gani
Reference No. 198318
November 27, 2013
First Division
Criminal Law:
In the prosecution for the crime of illegal
sale of prohibited drugs, the following
elements must concur: (1) the identities of
the buyer and seller, object, and
consideration; and (2) the delivery of the
is material to the prosecution for illegal
sale of dangerous drugs is the proof that
the transaction or sale actually occurred,
coupled with the presentation in court of
the substance seized as evidence
Evidence/Remedial Law:
In dangerous drugs cases, the failure of
the police officers to make a physical
inventory and to photograph the sachets
of shabu, as well as to mark the sachets at
the place of arrest, do not render the
seized drugs inadmissible in evidence The
preservation of the integrity and the
evidentiary value of the seized items is
the utmost importance, as these would be
utilized in the determination of the guilt or
innocence of the accused
People v. Linsie
Reference No. 199494
November 27, 2013
First Division
Evidence/Remedial Law:
It is settled in jurisprudence that in
reviewing rape convictions, we are guided
by three principles, namely (a) that an
accusation of rape can be made with
facility; it is difficult for the complainant to
prove but more difficult for the accused,
though innocent, to disprove; (b) that in
view of the intrinsic nature of the crime of
rape as involving two persons, the rapist
and the victim, the testimony of the
complainant must be scrutinized with
extreme caution; and (c) that the evidence
for the prosecution must stand or fall on
its own merits, and cannot be allowed to
draw strength from the weakness of the
evidence for the defense. The credibility of
the rape victims testimony is a factor in
the resolution of a case of rape. In fact, we
have held that, in rape cases, the accused
may be convicted based solely on the
testimony of the victim, provided that
such testimony is credible, natural,
convincing and consistent with human
nature and the normal course of things
Republic of the Philippines-Bureau
of Forest Development v. Roxas
G.R. No. 157988
December 11, 2013
First Division
LAND/CIVIL LAW:
The fact that a claimant or a possessor has a
sketch plan or a survey map prepared for a
parcel of land which forms part of the
countrys forest reserves does not convert
such land into alienable land, much less
private property. Assuming that a public officer
erroneously approves the sketch plan, such
approval is null and void. There must first be a
formal Government declaration that the forest
land has been re-classified into alienable and
disposable agricultural land which may then
be acquired by private persons in accordance
with the various modes of acquiring public
agricultural lands.
Prescription/Civil Law
As held in the case of Republic v. Ruiz, where
a grantee is found not entitled to hold and
possess in fee simple the land, by reason of
his having violated Section 118 of the Public
Land Law, the Court may properly order its
reconveyance to the grantor, although the
property has already been brought under the
operation of the Torrens System. And, this
right of the government to bring an
appropriate action for reconveyance is not
barred by the lapse of time: the Statute of
Limitations does not run against the State.
People v. Sabangan
G.R. No. 191722
December 11, 2013
First Division
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List of cases NOT summarized:3
1. People vs. Castillo, no. 60, 2013
(Evidence/Remedial Law)
2. People vs. Niegas no. 63, 2013
(Evidence/Remedial Law)
3. People vs. Sabangan, no. 66,2013
(Evidence/Remedial Law)
4. Holtz vs. Nogoy, no. 5, 2007
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Case Nos. 60 69 of 2013 (refer to master list). So from People vs. Castillo up to
People vs. Banzuela.

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