Legal Insights

Election Gun Ban: What Counts as a Deadly Weapon in the Philippines

SC clarifies what "other deadly weapons" means under the election gun ban, and why a knife conviction was reversed.

When a Knife Threat After Rape Does Not Qualify the Crime: People v. Tagle

The Supreme Court clarifies when the use of a deadly weapon qualifies rape to a graver penalty, and when it does not.

When a Knife Threat After Rape Does Not Qualify the Crime: People v. Tagle

The Supreme Court clarifies when the use of a deadly weapon qualifies rape, and when it does not, in People v. Tagle.

Rape Conviction Upheld When Knife Threat Came After the Act: People v. Tagle

The Supreme Court clarifies when a deadly weapon qualifies rape—and when it does not—in People v. Tagle.

Election LAW Carrying Deadly Weapons AND Reasonable Doubt

Rape With a Deadly Weapon: When the Charge Must Be Upgraded to Qualified Rape

The Supreme Court clarifies when rape with a deadly weapon or by multiple offenders becomes qualified rape, raising the penalty.

Rape Conviction Upheld: Victim Credibility and Use of Intimidation

Supreme Court affirms rape conviction, ruling that a credible victim's testimony and the use of a deadly weapon suffice to prove guilt.

Rape Conviction and Deadly Weapon: Credibility of Witness Testimony in Philippine Courts

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies circumstantial evidence and witness credibility in rape with homicide conviction, affirming guilty verdict.

Rape Conviction Affirmed: Victim Testimony and Deadly Weapon in Rape Cases

Supreme Court affirms rape convictions, ruling credible victim testimony suffices and a proven knife threat justifies exemplary damages.

Rape With a Deadly Weapon: Credibility of Witnesses and Delay in Reporting

The Supreme Court affirms a rape conviction, explaining witness credibility rules and why delay in reporting does not mean fabrication.

Rape Conviction Affirmed Victims Testimony AND USE OF A Deadly Weapon

Abuse of Superior Strength: When a Deadly Weapon Turns Homicide Into Murder

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on how using a gun against an unarmed victim qualifies killing as murder through abuse of superior strength.

Weaponizing Intimacy: Rape With a Firearm and the Limits of the Sweetheart Defense

The Supreme Court affirms a rape conviction despite the sweetheart defense, ruling that intimacy never justifies sexual violence with a deadly weapon.

Rape Conviction Upheld: Positive Identification and Use of Deadly Weapon Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Dou

The Supreme Court affirms a rape conviction, ruling that the victim's positive identification and the use of a knife prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

Rape Intimidation Nullifies the Need for Physical Resistance

Philippine Supreme Court ruling explains how intimidation with a deadly weapon satisfies the force requirement in rape, negating the need for physical resistance.

Rape With a Deadly Weapon: Understanding Penalties and Aggravating Circumstances in Philippine Law

A guide to how Philippine courts treat rape with a deadly weapon, the penalties involved, and when aggravating circumstances apply.

Rape With Deadly Weapon: Why Alleging Aggravating Circumstances Matters

The Supreme Court explains why aggravating circumstances must be alleged in the information before they can increase the penalty for rape.

Why Qualifying Circumstances Must Be Alleged in Rape Informations

The Supreme Court explains why failure to allege minority and use of a deadly weapon in a rape information downgrades the crime to simple rape.

Qualifying Circumstances in Rape: Why Specific Allegation in the Information Matters

The Supreme Court clarifies that qualifying circumstances like minority and use of a deadly weapon must be alleged in the information to justify the death penalty.

Rape With Deadly Weapon Intimidation Consent And The Boundaries Of Legal Proof

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on rape with intimidation, deadly weapon, desistance, alibi, and proof of minority.

Rape Conviction Upheld on Credible Testimony and Use of a Deadly Weapon

The Supreme Court affirmed a rape conviction based on the victim's credible testimony, ruling that medical findings are merely corroborative and that an ice-pick is a deadly weapon.

Rape With Deadly Weapon: Victim's Testimony Stands Despite Lack of Physical Evidence

Supreme Court affirms rape conviction with scythe, holding victim's credible testimony sufficient despite absence of weapon or physical evidence.

Rape Conviction Affirmed: Deadly Weapon and Aggravating Circumstances Justify Death Penalty

Supreme Court affirms death penalty for rape committed with a deadly weapon and two aggravating circumstances, clarifying civil indemnity rules.

Rape Conviction and Death Penalty: The Mendiona Case on Aggravating Circumstances

Philippine Supreme Court affirms death penalty for rape with deadly weapon and aggravating circumstances, clarifying civil indemnity rules under Article 335.