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Jurisdiction in People vs. Palma Case by Jose Dagala is a document available to read on EtoBox.

A 17-year-old was charged with vagrancy in the City Court of Naga. The case was dismissed on grounds that the court did not have jurisdiction and should be refiled in the Juvenile Court instead. The issue is whether the City Court or Juvenile Court has proper jurisdiction. The Supreme Court ruled that the Juvenile Court has jurisdiction because the accused was 17 years old at the time, and neither the Child and Youth Welfare Code nor Presidential Decree 603 repealed the special jurisdiction granted to Juven

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Jose Dagala

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EN