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Basic Maxims (pro reo, dura lex sed lex, nullum crimen nulla poena sine lege, actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea, actus me
invito factus non est meus actus, etc.
English Rule-Crimes are triable in the place where they are committed. (Rule adopted in the Philippines).
PROSPECTIVE (future effectivity), in that a penal law cannot make an act punishable in a manner in which it was not punishable
when committed.
Exception: When a new statute dealing with the crime established conditions more lenient or favorable to the accused, it
can be given a retroactive effect.
Exception to the exception: The new law is expressly made inapplicable to pending actions or existing causes of actions
and the offender is a habitual criminal.
Motive is the moving power which impels one to act. NOT an element of crime, essential only when the identity of the
perpetrator is in doubt.
Felony, offense, misdemeanor, crime