Topic: Supreme Court
In landmark ruling, Supreme Court clarifies when rape is committed
April 5, 2024 · By JAIRO BOLLEDO for www.rappler.com
In landmark ruling, Supreme Court clarifies when rape is committed MANILA, Philippines – In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court (SC) clarified when the crime of rape is considered committed through penile penetration. The High Court, in a 40-page decision penned by Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa, affirmed the conviction of a certain Efren Agao […]
Read More...SC issues guidelines on criminal accountability of minors
March 6, 2024 · By Franco Jose C. Baroña for www.manilatimes.net
SC issues guidelines on criminal accountability of minors (UPDATE) THE Supreme Court issued guidelines for determining the accountability of minors who have committed crimes. According to the high tribunal, there is a different standard in determining a minor’s culpability, hence the need for guidelines to streamline the “discernment determination process” for crimes involving children in conflict […]
Read More...Supreme Court wants a prisoner rights writ but BuCor disagrees
October 25, 2023 · By JAIRO BOLLEDO for www.rappler.com
Supreme Court wants a prisoner rights writ but BuCor disagrees The legal and moral debate also centers on this question: how to balance interests – protecting a prisoner’s rights versus the state’s need to incarcerate criminals MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has filed an opposition to the writ of kalayaan, or prisoners’ […]
Read More...Supreme Court: India shocked as men sentenced to death for rape freed
November 18, 2022 · By Geeta Pandey, BBC News, Delhi for www.bbc.com
Supreme Court: India shocked as men sentenced to death for rape freed Ten years ago when a 19-year-old Delhi woman was found gang raped and murdered in the fields of the neighbouring state of Haryana, it was described as a “rarest of rare” case. Indians were shocked by news reports which detailed the brutality to […]
Read More...SC suspends Olongapo judge over attempted bribery
March 26, 2015 · By Ina Reformina for ABS-CBN
The Supreme Court preventively suspended an Olongapo City Regional Trial Court Judge on allegations of attempted bribery, inefficiency, and engagement in activities that presented conflict-of-interest. In a resolution (A.M. No. 15-02-49-RTC) dated March 9, 2015, the Court held that the preventive suspension against Judge Norman V. Pamintuan of Branch 73, Regional Trial Court, Olongapo City, […]
Read More...The lawyer’s ‘Umwelt’
February 18, 2012 · By Randy David, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Ordinary people who have been watching the impeachment trial at the Senate wonder why lawyers cannot seem to ask the most logical questions in the most direct way. Like: How much money did the Corona couple keep in the bank right up to the day they simultaneously withdrew all their deposits?
Read More...The Judiciary on trial
December 7, 2011 · By Samuel V. Señoren, Business World Online
The indictment and forthcoming trial of former President Arroyo has exposed the criminal justice system to international scrutiny in what could very well be an overdue stress test for democracy in the Philippines. Mrs. Arroyo is the main respondent in a criminal proceeding where she stands accused of rigging the 2007 midterm elections. But as […]
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