RIGHT TO APPEAL, WHEN ALLOWED

IS THE RIGHT TO APPEAL A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT?

> No, the right to appeal is a statutory right, except in the case of the  minimum  appellate  jurisdiction  of  the  SC  granted  by  the Constitution.    Anyone  who  seeks  to  exercise  the  right  to  appeal must  comply  with  the  requirements  of  the  rules.    Otherwise  the right to appeal is lost.
 

CAN THE RIGHT TO APPEAL BE WAIVED?

> Yes it can be waived expressly or impliedly
 

WHAT  IS  THE  EFFECT  OF  THE  FLIGHT  OF  THE  ACCUSED  ON  HIS RIGHT TO APPEAL?

> When the accused flees after the case has been submitted to the court for decision, he will be deemed to have waived his right to appeal from the judgment rendered against him

ARTICLE 8, SECTION 5 (2)—MINIMUM APPELLATE JURISDICTION

1.    All cases in which the constitutionality or validity of any treaty, international or executive agreement, law, presidential decree, proclamation,  order,  instruction,  ordinance,  or  regulation  is  in question.
2.    All cases involving the legality of any tax, impost, assessment, or toll, or any penalty imposed in relation thereto.
3.    All cases in which the jurisdiction of any lower court is in issue. 

4.    All  criminal  cases  in  which  the  penalty  imposed  is  reclusion perpetua or higher.
5.    All cases in which only an error or question of law is involved.
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