Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1. _________ treats series of process by which the criminal laws are enforced and by which the State
prosecutes persons who violate the penal laws.
3. The detection and prosecution of offenders are not left to the initiative of private parties but to the
officials and agents of the law.
4. The accusation is exercised by every citizen or by member of the group which the injured party belongs.
As action is a combat between the parties, the supposed offender has the right to be confronted by his
accuser.
5. The rules of criminal procedure shall be_____________ construed in favour of the accused.
6. The rules of criminal procedure shall be __________ construed against the state.
7. ___________ is defined as the particular country of geographical area in which the court with jurisdiction
may hear and determine a case.
8. _______________ is the power or authority given by the law to a court or tribunal to hear and determine
certain controversies.
9. ________________ is the authority to hear and try a particular offense and impose punishment for it.
10. _________________ refers to the authority of the court to hear and determine a particular criminal case.
11. __________________ refers to authority of the court over the person charged.
12. This element requires that the offense must have been committed within the court’s territorial
jurisdiction.
13. The right of the people to be secured in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable
searches and seizure of whatever nature and purpose shall be inviolable.
14. The privacy of communication and correspondence shall be inviolable except upon lawful order of the
court, or when public safety and order requires otherwise as prescribed by law.
15. Any person under investigation for the commission of an offense shall have the right to be informed of
his right to remain silent and to have competent and independent counsel preferably of his own choice.
If the person cannot afford the services of the counsel, he must be provided with one. These rights
cannot be waived except in writing and in the presence of the counsel.
16. No person shall be twice put in jeopardy of punishment for the same offense.
17. No person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense without due process of law.
18. Once a court has acquired jurisdiction, that jurisdiction continues until the court has done all it can do
in exercise of its jurisdiction.
20. _______________ is the adjudication by the court on the guilt and innocence of the accused and the
imposition on him of the proper penalty and civil liability.
a. Arraignment.
b. Pre-trial.
c. Judgment.
d. Provisional Remedies.
21. ______________ is the formal mode or manner of implementing the constitutional right of the accused to
be informed of the nature and cause of accusation against him.
a. Arraignment.
b. Pre-trial.
c. Judgment.
d. Provisional Remedies.
22. A mandatory trial conference where matters including plea bargaining, stipulation of facts, the
marking of evidence, the waiver of objections to admissibility, a possible modification of the order of
trial and other matters that will help promote a fair and expeditious trial of the criminal and civil
aspects of the case.
a. Arraignment.
b. Pre-trial.
c. Judgment.
d. Provisional Remedies.
23. A Preliminary investigation is to be conducted for offenses where the penalty prescribed by law is:
25. All criminal actions commenced by a complaint or information shall be prosecuted under the direction
and control of the ____________.
26. Every Person Criminally liable for a felony is also ______ liable.
27. When can a Private Prosecutor may prosecute a case even in the absence of the Public Prosecutor?
28. Who will file the complaint for the crime of adultery and concubinage?
29. The offenses of seduction and abduction shall not be prosecuted except upon a complaint filed by:
30. ___________ is a sworn written statement charging a person with an offense subscribed by the offended
party, any peace officer or public officer charged with the enforcement of the law violated.
31. _______________ is an accusation in writing charging a person with an offense, subscribed by the
prosecutor and filed with the court.
a. In the name of Private Person and is filed against all persons who appear to be responsible for the
crime.
b. In the name of Juridical Person and is filed against all persons who appear to be responsible for the
crime.
c. In the name of Natural Person and is filed against all persons who appear to be responsible for the
crime.
d. In the name of the People of the Philippines and is filed against all persons who appear to be
responsible for the crime.
33.
34. A