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Forced Resignation: The Employer's Burden to Prove Voluntariness
When is a resignation forced? The Supreme Court clarifies that employers must prove voluntariness by clear and convincing evidence.
When Force in Rape by Sexual Assault Is Proven: Carrera v. People
The Supreme Court affirms a rape by sexual assault conviction, clarifying how force and lack of voluntariness are established.
Upholding Notarial Duties: Ensuring Signatory Identity and Voluntariness in Philippine Law
The Supreme Court reminds notaries public that verifying a signatory's identity and voluntariness is a sacred duty, not a routinary act.
When Are Employee Confessions in Internal Investigations Admissible in Court?
Learn when employee confessions in internal investigations are admissible in Philippine courts, based on Supreme Court rulings on voluntariness and due process.
Confessions and the Death Penalty: Ensuring Voluntariness in Rape-Homicide Cases
The Supreme Court affirms a death sentence for rape-homicide, explaining the required "searching inquiry" into guilty pleas and the weight of voluntary confessions.
Incestuous Rape Ensuring Voluntariness AND Comprehension IN Guilty Pleas FOR Capital Offenses
Confessions and Constitutional Rights: Ensuring Voluntariness and Competent Counsel in Philippine Law
A Supreme Court ruling on when extrajudicial confessions are admissible, focusing on voluntariness and the right to competent and independent counsel.
Consensual Encounter vs Rape: Proving Lack of Voluntariness in Sexual Assault Cases
When does a sexual encounter become rape? The Supreme Court explains why consent and voluntariness matter in rape prosecutions.
Searching Inquiry and Voluntariness in Guilty Pleas: Protecting the Accused in Capital Offenses
A guilty plea to a capital offense demands a searching inquiry. This case shows what happens when a court fails that duty.
Voluntariness and Comprehension in Guilty Pleas: Protecting the Accused in Capital Offenses
The Supreme Court clarifies what a "searching inquiry" requires when an accused pleads guilty to a capital offense, using a rape case as the backdrop.
Improvident Plea in Rape Cases: Ensuring Voluntariness and Comprehension
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on conditional guilty pleas, void judgments, and the required searching inquiry in capital rape cases.
Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt: The Imperative of Voluntariness in Rape Cases
In People v. Subido, the Supreme Court acquitted a rape accused, emphasizing that the prosecution must prove force and lack of voluntariness beyond reasonable doubt.