Practice question
An accused is arrested in City A for an offense committed entirely in City B. No special law changes venue. The prosecutor claims the arrest location alone authorizes City A’s court to try the charge. Which is best?
- Arrest may establish personal jurisdiction but does not by itself supply the missing territorial basis for trial in City A
- Any arrest location automatically becomes criminal venue
- The arrest proves the offense occurred in City A
- City B loses all authority once arrest occurs elsewhere
- A valid territorial basis can never exist after an out-of-town arrest
Legal references
- Gomez v. People, G.R.216824; Rule110 Section15(a): https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2020/nov2020/gr_216824_2020.html
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