Remedial Law, 2015 Bar — Question XII-B

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Paz was awakened by a commotion coming from a condo unit next to hers. Alarmed, she called up the nearby police station. PO1 Remus and PO2 Romulus proceeded to the condo unit identified by Paz. PO1 Remus knocked at the door and when a man opened the door, PO1 Remus and his companions introduced themselves as police officers. The man readily identified himself as Oasis Jung and gestured to them to come in. Inside, the police officers saw a young lady with her nose bleeding and face swollen. Asked by PO2 Romulus what happened, the lady responded that she was beaten up by Oasis Jung. The police officers arrested Oasis Jung and brought him and the young lady back to the police station. PO1 Remus took the young lady’s statement who identified herself as AA. She narrated that she is a sixteen-year-old high school student; that previous to the incident, she had sexual intercourse with Oasis Jung at least five times on different occasions and she was paid P5,000.00 each time and it was the first time that Oasis Jung physically hurt her. PO2 Romulus detained Oasis Jung at the station’s jail. After the inquest proceeding, the public prosecutor filed an information for Violation of R.A. No. 9262 (The VAWC Law) for physical violence and five separate informations for violation of R.A. No. 7610 (The Child Abuse Law). Oasis Jung’s lawyer filed a motion to be admitted to bail but the court issued an order that approval of his bail bond shall be made only after his arraignment. Before arraignment, Oasis Jung’s lawyer moved to quash the other four separate informations for violation of the child abuse law invoking the single larceny rule. Should the motion to quash be granted? (2%)

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