FILING OF

COUNTERAFFIDAVIT BY
RESPONDENT

FILING OF
REPLYAFFIDAVIT

FILING OF
REJOINDER
AFFIDAVIT

CLARIFICATO
RY HEARING

TO ISSUE
SUBPOENA
TO THE
RESPONDENT
FILING OF
COUNTERAFFIDAVIT BY
RESPONDENT

DIRECT FILING OF
COMPLAINT
AFFIDAVIT TO THE
INVESTIGATING
PROSECUTOR

TO
DISMISS
THE CASE

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DETERMINATION
OF PROBABLE
CAUSE

Denied
RESOLUTION
DISMISSING
COMPLAINT

Motion for
Reconsideration
by Complainant

Granted

Denied
FILING OF
PETITION FOR
REVIEW TO THE
DOJ

MOTION FO
RECONSIDERAT

Granted
Denied
RESOLUTION
authorizing
Filing of
Information
to Court

Motion for
Reconsiderati
on by
Respondent

Granted

Granted

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Den

Granted
FILING OF PETITION
FOR REVIEW TO THE
OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT

Granted

Granted
File for Petition
Certiorari to CA
under Rule 43

Motion for
Reconsideratio
n

Gra

Motion
Reconsid
n

Denied

Denied

Denied

De

Granted

Granted

Granted

Gran

Punishable by
Reclusion
Perpetua

Not Punishable
by Reclusion
Perpetua

FILING OF
PETITION FOR
REVIEW TO THE
SUPREME COURT

File for Petition

Certiorari to CA
under Rule 43

Motion for
Reconsideratio
n

Denied

Denied

Motion
Reconsid
n

Denied

Den

TRIAL

Prosecution
Formal Offer
& Objection
of Defense

Prosecuti
on

Evidence in
Chief
Judicial Affidavit
-Cross
-Redirect
-Recross

Demurrer to
Evidence

With Leave
of Court

Without Leave
of Court

Granted

Denied

Granted

Acquittal

Judgment

Acquittal

Defense

Evidence in
Chief
Judicial Affidavit
-Cross
-Redirect
-Recross

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Court of
Appeals

Denied

Motion for
Reconsideration

Granted

Denied

Acquittal

Supreme
Court

Granted

Denied

Acquittal

Judgment

Defense

Prosecution

Formal Offer
of Evidence
in Chief and
Objection of
Prosecution
Formal Offer
of Evidence
in Chief and
Objection of
Defense

Prosecution
Formal Offer of
Evidence in
Chief and
Objection of
Defense

Defense SurRebuttal

Defense Formal Offer

of Sur-Rebuttal
Evidence and Objection
of Prosecution

JUDGMENT

Acquittal

Judgment
immediately
Final and
Executory

Conviction

Motion for
New Trial

Motion for
Reconsideration

Appeal

Petition for Review

Denied

Granted

Granted

Denied
CA

Acquittal

Appeal

Acquittal

Probation

MOTION FOR
RECONSIDERATION

Appeal

Reverse
Decision
becomes
Final and
Executory

Probation

APPEAL VIA PETITION

FOR CERTIORARI

SUPREME
COURT

ISSUANCE OF
WARRANT OF
ARREST
Release on
Recognizance

Bailable

Petition for
Reduction of Bail

NonBailable
Petition for
Bail

Granted
Granted

Denied

Denied
Appeal to
CA

Post Bail

Granted

Denied

Release on
Bail
Appeal to
Supreme Court

Granted

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Denied

Motion to
Quash

Granted

Amendment

Denied

Bill of
Particulars

Motion for
Suspension
Grounds: Mental
Condition, PQ, and
pending petition
for Review of
Resolution of the
Prosec at DOJ or OP

Motion for
Reconsideration

Granted

Denied

Appeal to CA
with a Prayer
for TRO

Granted

Denied

Supreme
Court

Granted

Denied

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ARRAIGNME
NT

PRE-TRIAL

Plea of Not
Guilty or No
plea

Plea of
Guilty

Plea
Bargain
Stipulation
of Facts

Search
Inquiry

Marking

Satisfied

Not
Satisfied

Sentencing
of Conviction

A not Guilty
Plea shall be
entered

Waiver of
Objections
Modification of
Order of Trial

Pre-trial
Order

APPELATE
COURT
Municipal
Trial Court
Regional
Trial Court
Regional
Trial Court
Court of
Appeals
Court of
Appeals
Regional
Trial Court
Regional
Trial Court

No Probable
Cause

WARRANTLE
SS ARREST

Delivery to the
Nearest Police

Inquest

Release and
for further PI

With Probable
Cause

Release

Dismiss
the Case

If Summary
Rules will
apply

Filing of
Information
to the Court

Judicial
Determinatio
n of
Probable
Cause

Commitment
Order if Accused
is Arrested

To issue
Summons if
WoA is
unnecessary

Issuane
of WoA

Released

Submission
of CounterAffidavit

Submissio
n of Reply

Determinati
on of Cause
to hold
Accused for
Trial

Arraignm
ent

NO PROBABLE
CAUSE

ARREST
WITHOUT
WARRANT

DELIVER TO
THE NEAREST
POLICE STATION

REQUEST BY THE CITY

PROSECUTOR FOR THE
DETERMINATION OF
PROBABLE CAUSE

RELEASE ARRESTED
PERSON FUR FURTHER
PRELIMINARY
INVESTIGATION

WITH
PROBABLE
CAUSE

RELEAS
ED