Elmer Lucero Law Office

If the death of a victim is clearly accidental, meaning, the person to be arrested is not committing a crime in the presence of the arresting officer or had not just committed a crime, ang warrantless arrest ay walang basehan.

And a warrantless arrest of a person without probable cause is considered arbitrary detention under Article 125 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended.

Para sa mga non-marital or illegitimate children, ang birth certificate na walang pirma ng tatay is insufficient to prove paternity.

Congratulations to the 5,594 examinees who passed the 2025 Bar Examination pero hindi pa pwede gamitin yung ATTY. kasi need pa mag- sign ng Roll of Attorneys. Hehehe

Kapag nagpunta po tayo sa Mall we should expect to be seen by strangers, captured by Mall CCTV cameras, and often accidentally included in other people's photos or videos. Thus, any claim of intentional violation of a person's privacy (e.g., the act of recording) is significantly weak if the act complained of happens inside a Mall, which is generally a public or semi-public space.

The penalty of Reclusion Perpetua is not Life Imprisonment. Kaya mali po na ang dalawang penalties na ito ay ginagamit synonymously or interchangeably.

Ang ibig sabihin, exempted from criminal liability si bunso kung kumuha siya ng pera ni kuya or ni ate at pareho silang nakitira sa iisang Bahay. Kaya hindi makukulong si bunso sa theft o estafa, pero obligado pa rin siyang ibalik ang pera ni kuya or ni ate.

Hindi rin puwedeng kasuhan ng theft o estafa ang magulang na kumuha ng pera ng anak dahil exempt rin sila sa criminal liability (Article 332, Revised Penal Code). Pero puwedeng idemanda si nanay o tatay ng civil case para maibalik ang pera.

Kung ang nagre-reklamo or nire-reklamo sa barangay ay isang lending company, dapat ay hindi yun tanggapin ng barangay, dahil ang sakop lamang ng Katarungang Pambarangay ay yung problema/disputes between natural persons (individuals) who are residents of the same city or municipality.

Kapag po nai-deposito na sa personal bank account yung sahod ng isang public official, hindi na po iyon considered na government/public money. Kaya pwede na po iyon kunin at ipambayad ng Korte sa mga pinagkakautangan ni public official. (G.R. No. 274980, February 17, 2025)

Requiring clearance of accounts and the return of all company properties before the release of final benefits is a standard and justifiable procedure for an employer. Otherwise, there will be unjust enrichment by the employees at the expense of his/her employer.

It is considered an illegal practice kung saan ang isang partido sa kasal (Civil Wedding) converts to Islam para makapagpakasal ulit. He/she cannot later on invoke the Muslim Code as a defense to escape Bigamy.

Ang korte rin po ang nagsasabi kung may probative value o wala ang testimonya ng isang witness.