Practice question
One offense’s essential ingredients occur in CitiesA andB. The accused is arrested in CityC, where none occurred. No special venue rule applies. The prosecutor says arrest there alone makesC the proper territorial venue and converts the case into a new substantive offense. Which is correct?
- Arrest alone does not meet Section15(a), and venue does not itself create another crime
- Every custody site necessarily creates a new offense
- Venue and substantive crime count are identical
- The arresting officer may disregard essential ingredients
- Any city is always interchangeable
Legal references
- Navaja v De Castro GR180969 September11,2017 MAIN, single preliminary-investigation obstruction design: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/sep2017/gr_180969_2017.html
- Rule110 Section15(a), place of institution and trial: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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