Criminal Law, Remedial Law

Colmenares v. Villar G.R. No. L-27124. May 29, 1970 Illegal Possession of Firearms, Malum Prohibitum, Venue

FACTS: Petitioner Francisco Colmenares was charged for illegal possession of firearms. He thereafter filed a motion to quash the complaint on the ground of lack of jurisdiction. It was claimed that venue was improperly laid, because the firearms mentioned in the complaint were taken from the possession of the accused in the municipality of La… Read More Colmenares v. Villar G.R. No. L-27124. May 29, 1970 Illegal Possession of Firearms, Malum Prohibitum, Venue