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Dec 17, 1999 criminal-law jurisdiction estafa regional-trial-court municipal-trial-court supreme-court

Wrong Court Wrong Verdict: Why Jurisdiction Matters in Philippine Criminal Cases

A conviction by a court without jurisdiction is void. Learn from Pangilinan v. Court of Appeals why the right court matters.