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Motion for Bill of Particulars: Ensuring Clarity in Philippine Criminal Informations
Learn when a bill of particulars is needed in Philippine criminal cases and why vague dates in an information may not be fatal.
How Defective Criminal Informations Can Reduce Penalties in Philippine Rape Cases
Learn how defects in criminal informations affect penalties in Philippine rape cases, based on Supreme Court rulings.
Rape Conviction Upheld Death Penalty Reduced The Importance Of Specificity In Criminal Informations
The Supreme Court upholds a father's rape conviction, clarifies the death penalty's application, and explains why vague dates in criminal informations are not fatal.
Precision in Prosecution: Why Properly Worded Charges Matter in Philippine Rape Cases
A Philippine Supreme Court ruling on rape highlights why precise language in criminal informations is crucial, especially when penalties differ by victim age.
Due Process in Philippine Rape Cases: Why Improper Charges Can Reduce Penalties
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on how defective criminal informations can reduce rape penalties from death to reclusion perpetua.
Judicial Accountability: Independent Assessment of Justice Secretary's Resolutions in Philippine Courts
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on trial courts' duty to independently assess Justice Secretary's resolutions in withdrawal of criminal informations.
Amending Criminal Informations: When a Homicide Charge Can Be Upgraded to Murder
The Supreme Court explains when prosecutors may amend an information to upgrade homicide to murder after the accused has already pleaded not guilty.