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Attorney Client Relationship Verbal Agreements AND Ethical Obligations IN Legal Practice
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 Consent: Proving Force or Intimidation Beyond a Sweetheart Defense
The Supreme Court affirms that a sweetheart relationship does not negate rape; force or intimidation must still be proven.
Incestuous Rape: Why the Information Must Allege the Father-Daughter Relationship
The Supreme Court explains why a father convicted of raping his daughter cannot get the death penalty when the Information omits the qualifying relationship.
Rape and Abuse of Trust: Upholding the Sanctity of Consent and Familial Relationships
The Supreme Court affirms rape conviction where a guardian-like relative used force and threats, underscoring that consent is never presumed within familial bonds.
Statutory Rape: Why Pleading Qualifying Circumstances in the Information Matters
A Supreme Court ruling shows why prosecutors must allege both the victim's minority and relationship to the accused to justify the death penalty.
Simple vs Qualified Rape: Why Allegations in the Information Matter
The Supreme Court explains why the death penalty for qualified rape requires both minority and relationship to be alleged in the information.
Incestuous Rape and Proving the Victim's Minority in Capital Cases
In People v. Canon, the Supreme Court affirmed a death sentence for a father who raped his nine-year-old daughter, ruling on how minority and relationship are proven.
Rape: Proving Minority and Relationship for a Qualified Rape Conviction
The Supreme Court reduced a death sentence to reclusion perpetua because the victim's age and the offender's relationship to her were not properly alleged and proven.
Boundaries of Multiple Rape Charges: Clarity and Proof in Incestuous Assault Cases
The Supreme Court clarifies when multiple rape charges stand, why exact dates aren't essential, and how age and relationship must be proven for qualified rape.
Rape and Stepfather Relationship: When Death Penalty Applies in Philippine Law
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when a stepparent's rape of a minor warrants death penalty versus simple rape.
Statutory Rape: Why Proving Familial Relationship Matters in Aggravated Cases
A Supreme Court ruling shows that in statutory rape, the qualifying circumstance of relationship must be proven beyond reasonable doubt, not merely alleged.
Rape and the Perversion of Trust: How Relationship and Minority Affect Sentencing
A Supreme Court ruling explains how a stepfather's rape of minors is penalized, and why precise allegations matter.
Moral Ascendancy and Intrafamilial Rape: Examining the Boundaries of Consent
A look at how the Supreme Court treats rape by a trusted neighbor and the limits of consent in close relationships.
Credibility of Witnesses: Relationship Does Not Imply Bias in Murder Conviction
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on witness credibility, relationship to victim, and alibi in murder case.
Rape and Parental Authority: Why Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt Still Matters in Philippine Courts
Philippine Supreme Court acquits father in incestuous rape case, ruling that parental authority and relationship alone cannot substitute for proof beyond reasonable doubt.
Accountability Prevails Upholding Ethical Conduct AND Client Trust IN Attorney Client Relationships
Rape and Relationship: Clarifying Qualifying Circumstances for Imposing the Death Penalty
The Supreme Court clarifies that qualifying circumstances like relationship must be properly alleged in the Information for the death penalty to apply.
Credibility in Rape Cases: Supreme Court on Uncorroborated Testimony and Victim Behavior
SC explains why a rape victim's testimony can stand alone, and why the death penalty needed the relationship alleged in the information.
Rape and Parental Authority: Proving Qualifying Circumstances for Enhanced Penalties
In rape cases, the death penalty requires proof of both the victim's minority and the offender's relationship. This case explains why.
Partnership vs Employment: Sharing Profits in Lending Ventures Under Philippine Law
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when profit-sharing in a lending business creates a partnership, not an employment relationship, and how profits are computed.
Beyond Consensual Proving: The Qualification of Step-Parent Relationship in Statutory Rape Cases
The Supreme Court clarifies that a step-parent relationship in statutory rape must be proven beyond reasonable doubt, not just by testimony.
Rape Conviction Upheld: Force and Intimidation in Consensual Relationships
The Supreme Court affirms rape convictions, ruling that force and intimidation are relative and can exist even without a weapon, especially when the victim is young and alone.
Certification Election Findings on Employment Not Binding in Dismissal Cases
A Supreme Court ruling explains why a certification election finding on employer-employee relationship cannot bar a later illegal dismissal case.