PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROGER P. TULIN, VIRGILIO I. LOYOLA, CECILIO O. CHANGCO, ANDRES C. INFANTE, CHEONG SAN HIONG, AND JOHN DOES, ACCUSED- APPELLANTS. ; G.R. No. 111709 August 30, 2001

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TOPIC: TERRITORIALITY AND EXTRA-TERRORIALITY (Art. 2, RPC)

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ISSUES:

 (1) what are the legal effects and implications of the fact that a non-lawyer represented accused-appellants during the trial?; 

(2) what are the legal effects and implications of the absence of counsel during the custodial  investigation?;

 (3) did the trial court err in finding that the prosecution was able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that accused-appellants committed the crime of qualified piracy?; 

(4)  did Republic Act No. 7659 obliterate the crime committed by accused-appellant Cheong?; and

(5) can accused-appellant Cheong be convicted as accomplice when he was not charged as such  and when the acts allegedly committed by him were done or executed outside Philippine waters and territory?



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