SNOW WHITE v.

QUEEN RAVENA
I. Ecumenical Prayer
Almighty God, we stand in Your holy presence as our Supreme Judge. We humbly beseech
You to bless and inspire us so that what we think, say, and do will be in accordance with Your
will. Enlighten our minds, strengthen our spirit, and fill our hearts with fraternal love,
wisdom, and understanding, so that we can be effective channels of truth, justice, and peace.
In our proceedings today, guide us in the path of righteousness for the fulfilment of Your
greater glory. Amen.

II. Enter of Appearance

Court: Call the case.
Court Interpreter: Snow White vs. Queen Ravena, Criminal Case no. 1234. For Frustrated
Murder.
Court: Ready?
Public Prosecutor: Public Prosecutor ________________, your honor. Respectfully appearing
for the State, your honor, I am ready.
Private Prosecutor1: Private Prosecutor ________________, respectfully appearing for the
prosecution under the control and direct supervision of the Public Prosecutor, your honor.
Private Prosecutor2: Private Prosecutor ________________, respectfully appearing for the
prosecution under the control and direct supervision of the Public Prosecutor, your honor.
Private Prosecutor3: Private Prosecutor ________________, respectfully appearing for the
prosecution under the control and direct supervision of the Public Prosecutor, your honor.
Private Prosecutor4: Private Prosecutor ________________, respectfully appearing for the
prosecution under the control and direct supervision of the Public Prosecutor, your honor.
Private Prosecutor5: Private Prosecutor ________________, respectfully appearing for the
prosecution under the control and direct supervision of the Public Prosecutor, your honor.
Private Prosecutor6: Private Prosecutor ________________, respectfully appearing for the
prosecution under the control and direct supervision of the Public Prosecutor, your honor.
Lead Defense Counsel: Atty. Sigfried Angeles, your honor, respectfully appearing for the
defense.
Defense Counsel1: Atty. Joan Lipnica, your honor, respectfully appearing for the defense.
Defense Counsel2: Atty. Anna Bautista, your honor, respectfully appearing for the defense.
Defense Counsel3: Atty. Vienna Parce, your honor, respectfully appearing for the defense.
Defense Counsel4: Atty. Donnie Villarin, your honor, respectfully appearing for the defense.
Defense Counsel5: Atty. Ritchelle Zorilla, your honor, respectfully appearing for the defense.
Defense Counsel6: Atty. Mishelle Rubio-Aguinaldo, your honor, respectfully appearing for
the defense.
Defense Counsel7: Atty. Paolo Lim, your honor, respectfully appearing for the defense. We
are ready for the arraignment of the accused, your honor.

III. Arraignment and Plea

Court: Arraign the accused.
Court Interpreter: (Reading the Information to the accused).
Court: (to the accused) Do you understand the allegation of facts in the information?
Queen Ravena: Yes, your honor.
Court: (to the accused) Were you explained by your consel the nature and cause of accusation
against you?
Queen Ravena: Yes, your honor.
Court: (to the accused) were you also explained by your counsel the consequences of your
plea to the offense charged?
Queen Ravena: Yes your honor.
Court: (to the accused)Then, what is your plea?
Queen Ravena: Not guilty, your honor.
Court: Let the plea of not guilty be entered in the record, and the pre-trial be set on
____________.
IIII. Pre-Trial Conference
a.) Stipulation of Facts
Prosecutor: Your honor, we would like to stipulate on the following facts ______________
Court: Defense, any objections?
Defense: None your honor, however we would like to stipulate on the following facts:
1. That the ticket used by the accused for her flight from the Philippines to London is
genuine;
2. ___________________; etc.

b.) Marking of Evidence

Prosecutor: Your honor, we offer for marking the following evidence: _______________
Defense: Your honor, we offer for marking the following evidence:
1. The Judicial Affidavit of Winsor Racks , the airline manager, to be marked as Exhibit 1
2. The Judicial Affidavit of Seifer Almasy, the charity president, to be marked as Exhibit 2
3. Airline Ticket, to be marked as Exhibit 3
4. Photograph of Queen Ravena and Seifer Almasy, to be marked as Exhibit 4

c.) Pre-Trial Order

V. Trial

A. Prosecution

a.) Calling of FIRST witness

Court: Call your first witness.
Prosecutor: We are calling to the witness stand our witness, Snow White, the private
complainant, your honor.
b.) Swearing of witness
Court: Swear in the witness.
Court Interpreter: Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the whole
truth in these proceedings?
Snow White: (Raising her right hand). Yes I do.
Court Interpreter: Please state your name, age, civil status, occupation and other personal
circumstances.
Snow White: I am Snow White, ___ years old, single, _____, and a resident of __________.
Public Prosecutor: We will just authorize the Private Prosecutor, your honor, to conduct the
direct examination under my control and direct supervision.
c.) Offer of the testimony of the witness

Court: Your witness.

Private Prosecutor: With the kind permission of the Honorable Court.
Court: Proceed.
Private Prosecutor: The testimony of this witness your honor, is offered: 1) to prove all the
essential facts alleged in the information; 2) to identify and authenticate his Judicial Affidavit
in connection with this case; 3) to affirm and confirm the truthfulness of all the facts stated
therein; and 4) to identify the accused in this case, your honor.
Court: Any objection to the oral offer of this judicial affidavit, particularly, as to its form and
contents; as to the counsels context or manner of questioning; and, as to the witness context
or way of answering the questions?
Defense Counsel: No, your honor. We are admitting the existence and due execution of the
witness judicial affidavit, but not on the truthfulness of all the facts contained.
d.) Direct examination
Private Prosecutor: (having the burden of proof, he begins questioning his witness to identify
and to authenticate his judicial affidavit) thus:
Q1: are you the same Snow White, the private complainant in this criminal case for frustrated
murder?
Snow White: Yes sir
Q2: ms. Witness, attached to the record is a judicial affidavit allegedly executed by a certain
Snow White, who is this affiant?
Snow White: It is me sir.
Q3: there is a signature above the printed name, Snow White, whose signature is this?
Snow White: that is my signature sir.
Q4: before whom you subscribed and sworn to this judicial affidavit?
Snow white: before you sir, at your law office
Q5: whose signature above the name, _____________________
Snow white: That is your signature sir.
Q6: are you sure?
Snow white: yes sir. You signed it in my presence.
Q7: are your statements in this judicial affidavit all true and correct?
Snow white: Yes sir.
Q8: is accused Queen Ravena in court?
Snow white: yes sir. She sits at the ________
Defense counsel: we admit the identity of the accused, your honor.
Private Prosecutor: we have done our direct examination, and our witness is ready for cross
examination, your honor.
e.) Marking (if available)
f.) Cross examination

Defense Counsel: with permission from this court, your honor.

Court: Proceed.

Defense Counsel: Madam Witness, you mentioned on your JA that you and your stepmom,
Queen Ravena, had an altercation? Is that correct?
Snow White: _________________________________________________________

Defense Counsel: You also mentioned that when the accused threatened to kill you during one
of your altercations, your action was to leave the castle, is that correct?
Snow White: __________________________________________________________

Defense Counsel: After leaving the castle you went to the woods and went to a secluded
house to seek security and protection, you did not think of going to the proper authorities to
seek the same purpose?
Snow White: _________________________________________________________

Defense Counsel: About the old lady who knocked on the door, you mentioned that when you
saw the old lady, you immediately recognize that she was your step mom, Queen Ravena, is
that correct?
Snow White: _________________________________________________________
Defense Counsel: You mentioned in your JA that you left the castle because you were afraid
that your step mom will kill you. Upon seeing the old lady whom you recognized as your step
mom, were you not frightened?
Snow White: _________________________________________________________

Defense Counsel: And upon recognition, the old lady offered one apple for you to eat. You did
not run but still accepted notwithstanding the fact that the old lady was your step mom as
mentioned on your JA, is that correct madam witness?
Snow White: _________________________________________________________

Defense Counsel: No further questions your Honor.

g.) Calling of SECOND witness

Court: Call your first witness.
Prosecutor: We are calling to the witness stand our witness, Huntsman, your honor.
h.) Swearing of witness
Court: Swear in the witness.
Court Interpreter: Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the whole
truth in these proceedings?
Huntsman: (Raising his right hand). Yes I do.
Court Interpreter: Please state your name, age, civil status, occupation and other personal
circumstances.
Huntsman: I am Huntsman, ___ years old, single, _____, and a resident of __________.
Public Prosecutor: We will just authorize the Private Prosecutor, your honor, to conduct the
direct examination under my control and direct supervision.
i.) Offer of the testimony of the witness

Court: Your witness.

Private Prosecutor: With the kind permission of the Honorable Court.
Court: Proceed.
Private Prosecutor: The testimony of this witness your honor, is offered: 1) to prove all the
essential facts alleged in the information; 2) to identify and authenticate his Judicial Affidavit
in connection with this case; 3) to affirm and confirm the truthfulness of all the facts stated
therein; and 4) to identify the accused in this case, your honor.
Court: Any objection to the oral offer of this judicial affidavit, particularly, as to its form and
contents; as to the counsels context or manner of questioning; and, as to the witness context
or way of answering the questions?
Defense Counsel: No, your honor. We are admitting the existence and due execution of the
witness judicial affidavit, but not on the truthfulness of all the facts contained.

j.) Direct examination

Private Prosecutor: (having the burden of proof, he begins questioning his witness to identify
and to authenticate his judicial affidavit) thus:
Q1: are you the same Huntsman in this criminal case for frustrated murder?
Huntsman: Yes sir
Q2: mr. Witness, attached to the record is a judicial affidavit allegedly executed by a certain
Huntsman, who is this affiant?
Huntsman: It is me sir.
Q3: there is a signature above the printed name, Huntsman, whose signature is this?
Huntsman: that is my signature sir.
Q4: before whom you subscribed and sworn to this judicial affidavit?
Huntsman: before you sir, at your law office
Q5: whose signature above the name, _____________________
Huntsman: That is your signature sir.
Q6: are you sure?
Huntsman: yes sir. You signed it in my presence.
Q7: are your statements in this judicial affidavit all true and correct?
Huntsman: Yes sir.
Private Prosecutor: we have done our direct examination, and our witness is ready for cross
examination, your honor.
k.) Marking (if available)
l.) Cross examination

Defense Counsel: with permission from this court, your honor.

Court: Proceed.

* For Vienna's input

m.) Formal offer

Court: any offer of exhibits?
Private Prosecutor: yes, your honor. We now offer our exhibit ____ to prove that: ________.
To prove further that: _______________________ ; and as part of the written direct
testimony or judicial affidavit of said _________

B. Defense

a.) Calling of FIRST witness

Court: Call your first witness.
Defense: We are calling to the witness stand our witness, Winsor Racks, the airline manager,
your honor.
b.) Swearing of witness
Court: Swear in the witness.
Court Interpreter: Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the whole
truth in these proceedings?
Winsor Racks: (Raising his right hand). Yes I do.
Court Interpreter: Please state your name, age, civil status, occupation and other personal
circumstances.
Winsor Racks: I am Winsor Racks, ___ years old, single, _____, and a resident of
__________.

c.) Offer of the testimony of the witness

Court: Your witness.

Defense: With the kind permission of the Honorable Court.
Court: Proceed.
Defense: The testimony of this witness your honor, is offered: 1) to prove all the essential
facts alleged in the information; 2) to identify and authenticate his Judicial Affidavit in
connection with this case; 3) to affirm and confirm the truthfulness of all the facts stated
therein, your honor.
Court: Any objection to the oral offer of this judicial affidavit, particularly, as to its form and
contents; as to the counsels context or manner of questioning; and, as to the witness context
or way of answering the questions?
Private Prosecutor: No, your honor. We are admitting the existence and due execution of the
witness judicial affidavit, but not on the truthfulness of all the facts contained.

d.) Direct examination

Defense: (having the burden of proof, he begins questioning his witness to identify and to
authenticate his judicial affidavit) thus:
Q1: are you the same Winsor racks, in this criminal case for frustrated murder?
Winsor racks: Yes sir
Q2: ms. Witness, attached to the record is a judicial affidavit allegedly executed by a certain
Winsor racks, who is this affiant?
Winsor racks: It is me sir.
Q3: there is a signature above the printed name, Winsor racks, whose signature is this?
Winsor racks: that is my signature sir.
Q4: before whom you subscribed and sworn to this judicial affidavit?
Winsor racks: before you sir, at your law office
Q5: whose signature above the name, _____________________
Winsor racks: That is your signature sir.
Q6: are you sure?
Winsor racks: yes sir. You signed it in my presence.
Q7: are your statements in this judicial affidavit all true and correct?
Winsor racks: Yes sir.
Defense: we have done our direct examination, and our witness is ready for cross
examination, your honor.
e.) Marking (if available)
f.) Cross examination

Private prosecutor: with permission from this court, your honor.

Court: Proceed.
Private prosecutor: (conducting the cross-examination)
Q1: _____

g.) Calling of SECOND witness

Court: Call your first witness.
Prosecutor: We are calling to the witness stand our witness, Seifer Almasy, your honor.
h.) Swearing of witness
Court: Swear in the witness.
Court Interpreter: Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the whole
truth in these proceedings?
Seifer Almasy: (Raising his right hand). Yes I do.
Court Interpreter: Please state your name, age, civil status, occupation and other personal
circumstances.
Seifer Almasy: I am Seifer Almasy, ___ years old, single, _____, and a resident of
__________.
i.) Offer of the testimony of the witness

Court: Your witness.

Defense Counsel: With the kind permission of the Honorable Court.
Court: Proceed.
Defense Counsel: The testimony of this witness your honor, is offered: 1) to prove all the
essential facts alleged in the information; 2) to identify and authenticate his Judicial Affidavit
in connection with this case; 3) to affirm and confirm the truthfulness of all the facts stated
therein your honor.
Court: Any objection to the oral offer of this judicial affidavit, particularly, as to its form and
contents; as to the counsels context or manner of questioning; and, as to the witness context
or way of answering the questions?
Private Prosecutor: No, your honor. We are admitting the existence and due execution of the
witness judicial affidavit, but not on the truthfulness of all the facts contained.

j.) Direct examination

Defense Counsel: (having the burden of proof, he begins questioning his witness to identify
and to authenticate his judicial affidavit) thus:
Q1: are you the same Seifer Almasy in this criminal case for frustrated murder?
Seifer Almasy: Yes sir
Q2: mr. Witness, attached to the record is a judicial affidavit allegedly executed by a certain
Seifer Almasy, who is this affiant?
Seifer Almasy: It is me sir.
Q3: there is a signature above the printed name, Seifer Almasy, whose signature is this?
Seifer Almasy: that is my signature sir.
Q4: before whom you subscribed and sworn to this judicial affidavit?
Seifer Almasy: before you sir, at your law office
Q5: whose signature above the name, _____________________
Seifer Almasy: That is your signature sir.
Q6: are you sure?
Seifer Almasy: yes sir. You signed it in my presence.
Q7: are your statements in this judicial affidavit all true and correct?
Seifer Almasy: Yes sir.
Defense Counsel: we have done our direct examination, and our witness is ready for cross
examination, your honor.
k.) Marking (if available)
l.) Cross examination

Private Prosecutor: with permission from this court, your honor.

Court: Proceed.
Private Prosecutor: (conducting the cross-examination)
Q1: _____

m.) Formal offer

Court: any offer of exhibits?
Defense Counsel: yes, your honor. We now offer our exhibit ____ to prove that: ________. To
prove further that: _______________________ ; and as part of the written direct testimony or
judicial affidavit of said _________

VI. Ruling on Formal Offer