Criminal Law 2: Title III (Arts 143-152) Suggested Question and Answers
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER Chapter 2: CRIMES AGAINST POPULAR REPRESENTATION Art. 144 — Disturbance of Proceedings Suppose the meeting disturbed is one attended by municipal officials called by the mayor, is the offender liable under Art. 144? NO . Art. 144 presupposes that the meeting disturbed is that of a legislative body or of provincial, city, or municipal council or board. Here, the offender may be liable of unjust vexation under Art. 287. ( People v. Calera, et al., C.A. 45 O.G. 2576 ) Art. 145 — Violation of Parliamentary Immunity What is the criminal liability, if any, of a police officer who, while Congress was in session, arrested a member thereof for committing a crime punishable by a penalty higher than prision mayor? (2012 BAR) The police officer incurs no criminal liability because the member of Congress has committed a crime punishable by a penalty higher than prision ma...