Saturday, August 20, 2016

Very busy weekend.

No posting this weekend. There were some big gaps in my reading time due to filial responsibility.

Sunday, August 14, 2016

Sunday conundrum, 14 August 2016

In discussing Article 75 of the Revised Penal Code, Reyes has this to say on page 784 of his book The Revised Penal Code, Book One, 2012 Edition:



I have no problem with Par. 1 and 2.  But  where did he get his line of reasoning for the first clause of Par. 3?

Saturday, August 13, 2016

Saturday typos, 13 August 2016

From the Civil Code of the Philippines, Annotated, Vol. I, 2013 Edition by Edgardo L. Paras:

Page 258,

Page 291,

Page 392,

Sunday, August 7, 2016

Judgment in civil action: Regalado v Pamaran

On page 368 of the Remedial Law Compendium Vol. II, 11th Edition by Florenz D. Regalado the author quotes and explains Section 5 of Rule 111 in this manner:


In effect he says here that judgment in a criminal action does not bar a civil action. I think Regalado is 180 degree off topic.

Manuel R. Pamaran hits the nail on the head on page 198 of his book Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure Annotated, 2012 Edition:



Saturday, August 6, 2016

Saturday typos, 6 August 2016

From The Civil Code of the Philippines, Commentaries and Jurisprudence, Vol.I by Arturo M. Tolentino:

Page 126,

Page 162,

Page 192,