Legal Insights

Corporate Dissension and Interim Management Committees: Protecting Minority Stockholders

When can a court appoint an interim management committee over a corporation? The Supreme Court explains in Jacinto v. First Women's Credit Corporation.

Minority as a Privileged Mitigating Circumstance: The Weight of a Birth Certificate in Criminal Cases

A birth certificate is the best evidence of age. The Supreme Court explains how minority can reduce a criminal penalty.

Rape Conviction Upheld Despite Inconsistencies in Victim's Testimony

Philippine Supreme Court affirms rape conviction, explaining why minor inconsistencies in testimony don't destroy credibility and what constitutes carnal knowledge.

Incestuous Rape: Why the Prosecution Must Prove the Victim's Age Beyond Reasonable Doubt

In incestuous rape cases, the prosecution must prove the victim's minority and relationship to the offender beyond reasonable doubt to justify the death penalty.

Rape Credibility of a Minor Victim and the Defense of Impotency

In People v. Manahan, the Supreme Court upheld a rape conviction of a 12-year-old girl, ruling on witness credibility, delayed reporting, and the defense of impotency.

Rape Conviction Affirmed: Minor Inconsistencies in Testimony Do Not Impair Credibility

The Supreme Court affirms a rape conviction, ruling that trivial inconsistencies in a victim's testimony and the absence of vigorous resistance do not signify consent.

Rape Conviction Upheld Despite Minor Inconsistencies THE Importance OF Child Witness Testimony

Rape Conviction Affirmed Minor Inconsistencies DO NOT Negate A Victims Testimony

Supreme Court affirms rape conviction, ruling minor inconsistencies in a victim's testimony do not destroy credibility. Learn the key rules.

Incestuous Rape Proving Minority Of The Victim For Imposition Of Death Penalty

The Supreme Court clarifies rules on proving victim's minority in incestuous rape cases for the death penalty.

Rape Conviction and the Burden of Proving the Victim's Minority for the Death Penalty

A father's rape conviction affirmed but death penalty reduced to reclusion perpetua because the prosecution failed to prove the victim's minority with independent evidence.

Eyewitness Identification and Conspiracy in Murder Conviction: People v. Musa Jr.

Clear eyewitness identification by prosecution witnesses prevails over minor inconsistencies, affirming murder convictions based on conspiracy and treachery.

Parental Authority and Child Abuse: Defining the Limits of Incestuous Rape

In incestuous rape cases, the victim's minority and relationship to the offender must be proven beyond reasonable doubt for the death penalty to apply.

Rape Conviction Affirmed: Positive Identification and Medical Evidence Overcome Alibi Defense

Supreme Court affirms rape conviction based on victim's credible testimony and medical findings, but reduces death penalty to reclusion perpetua for unproven minority.

Intrafamilial Rape: Conviction Upheld on Minor's Credible Testimony and Parental Relationship

Supreme Court affirms death penalty for father convicted of raping his 13-year-old daughter, relying on the victim's credible testimony and proven relationship.

Rape and Consent: Understanding Force and Intimidation in Philippine Law

The Supreme Court clarifies how force and intimidation prove rape without consent, and when minority aggravates the crime.

Dying Declarations in Rape-Homicide: Admissibility and the Minor Offender's Penalty

A rape-homicide conviction anchored on the victim's dying declaration, and why the minor accused escaped the death penalty.

Rape Conviction Upheld: Penetration of Labia Minora Constitutes Carnal Knowledge

Supreme Court clarifies that penetration of the labia minora, even without full vaginal entry, satisfies the carnal knowledge requirement for rape.

Rape and the Burden of Proof: Consent and Minority in Philippine Law

The Supreme Court acquits a rape accused, clarifying that mental retardation must be proven beyond reasonable doubt, not presumed.

When Proof of Age Fails: Simple Rape Instead of Death in People v. Ochea

The Supreme Court reduced a death sentence to reclusion perpetua because prosecutors failed to prove the victim's minority in a rape case.

Proving Minority in Qualified Rape Cases: The Ochea Standard

In People v. Ochea, the Supreme Court ruled that failure to prove the victim's minority bars conviction for qualified rape and the death penalty.

Rape Conviction Credibility of Testimony and Proof of Minority in Statutory Rape Cases

The Supreme Court affirms a father's death sentence for raping his 10-year-old daughter, clarifying rules on witness credibility and proof of minority.

Rape Conviction Affirmed: Proving Minority and Relationship in Qualified Rape Cases

The Supreme Court affirms a father's rape conviction but reduces the death penalty to reclusion perpetua because the prosecution failed to prove the victim's minority beyond reasonable doubt.

Rape and Incest: Minor Testimony Inconsistencies Don't Undermine Conviction

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on how minor inconsistencies in a rape victim's testimony don't weaken her credibility, and why minority must be proven.

Incestuous Rape in the Philippines: Why the Victim's Age Must Be Proven, Not Assumed

In People v. Caralipio, the Supreme Court reduced a death sentence to reclusion perpetua because the prosecution failed to prove the victim's minority beyond reasonable doubt.