Practice question
A train passes Municipality B during its trip, and the offense occurred aboard during that trip. Must venue be rejected solely because the exact act occurred after the train left B?
- Yes, B is excluded in all circumstances.
- Yes, only the complainant’s residence controls.
- Yes, only the final station can ever qualify.
- No; Section 15(b) provides the stated course-of-trip venue rule.
- Yes, all transport offenses must be filed in Manila.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule 110, Sections 7-15; Rule 116, Section 9; Rule 117, Sections 3(f) and 9; Rule 120, Section 3, as relevant: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
- AAA v. BBB, G.R. No. 212448, January 11, 2018, main decision; RA 9262, Sections 5(i) and 7: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2018/jan2018/gr_212448_2018.html
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