September 13, 2018

Simmons v. Summers
File# 000001

Kissa Simmons
Jizzle Trickle Street
New York, 89670

Dear Ms. Simmons,

Thank you for meeting with us the other day in our office. We appreciate your openness to
us during our interview, which is important to us as we analyse your case. As you disclosed
in the interview last September 10, 2018, the facts of the case are stated as follows:
1. You and Ms. Summers had an argument at the canteen, which turned into a heated
discussion.
2. During the heat of the discussion, Ms. Summers suddenly slapped you in the face in
the front of several people, leaving you humiliated and embarrassed.
Please advise us if there are errors in the above stated facts within 5 days of your receipt of
this letter. Otherwise, the facts stated here will be final.
From the facts stated above, the court will most likely apply the elements that constitutes
the crime of Slander by Deed, in which any physical acts that brings humiliation, defamation
and dishonour to a person will be punishable by law.
The act of slapping another person on the face in front of the public brings dishonour and
humiliation to the offended person. Any physical act that brings dishonour and humiliation
to a person in front of the public constitutes the crime of Slander by Deed as provided in the
Revised Penal Code. The fact that Ms. Summers slapped you on your face constitutes a legal
standing for you to file a criminal action against Ms. Summers.
The court may also likely apply the provisions of Articles 19, 20, and 21 of the New Civil Code
as a supplementary provision, which are provisions on Human Relations that states what
every person must do in the exercise of his rights and in the performance of his duties to act
with justice, give everyone his due, and observe honesty and good faith, and imposes a
liability to those who violate a person’s rights that are contrary to law, public policy and good
morals.
From the stated facts above, it is clear that the act of Ms. Summers violates your right to
privacy as a person. By slapping you on your face, she is liable for the damage she caused
you.
Unfortunately, it is possible that Ms. Summers may argue in a sense that she did the slapping
due to the provocation from you. However, this argument is not strong enough to counter
your allegation due to the fact that several witnesses are present during the commitment of
the act. Should her argument become significant, this will only mitigate her criminal liability
and reduce her penalty.
Ms. Summers will probably find some witness of her own and allege that she did the slapping
due to provocation in order to reduce her penalty. With this we recommend that you gather
the witnesses who positively saw the act. These witnesses will be your primary evidence to
prove the crime of Slander by Deed by Ms. Summers. But if she fails to do so, her penalty may
not be mitigated.
To sum up, by the facts stated above, Ms. Summers is criminally liable for Slander by Deed,
and civilly liable for the damages she caused you. Your witnesses that will provide their
testimonies shall be your primary evidence that will prove the guilt of Ms. Summers.
We hope that this is helpful, and will be happy to discuss this matter further. Please feel free
to call our office at (123-45678) or schedule a meeting with us should you have any
questions.

Very truly yours,

Atty. Neil Chavez & Atty. Pierre Patriana

Ditcher Quick & Hyde Associates