Criminal Law: Principles and Roles
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What is the term for a person who directly induces others to commit a crime?

  • Principal by direct participation
  • Principal by indispensable cooperation
  • Accessory
  • Instigator (correct)

Which of the following circumstances is not mitigated in terms of alternative circumstances?

  • Low degree of education
  • Relationship in crimes against property
  • Intoxication when not habitual
  • Intoxication when intentional (correct)

What is the term for a person who lends a bolo used in a murder?

  • Accomplice
  • Accessory (correct)
  • Conspirator
  • Principal

What type of crime has multiple offenses committed in a single act?

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What is the term for a penalty where the convict has no property to meet the fine?

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How many years does it take for the crime of libel and similar offenses to prescribe?

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What is the term for a sentence of imprisonment for the maximum period defined by law, subject to termination by the parole board?

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How many years does it take for crimes punishable by death, reclusion perpetua, and reclusion temporal to prescribe?

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What is the science involving technical knowledge about the traces of crime known as?

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To be considered an accessory, the author of the crime must be guilty of any of the following, EXCEPT?

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Which of the following is NOT a crime against national security and the law of nations?

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Which of the following should NOT be done by a jail officer regarding an inmate with heart disease?

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Which of the following is NOT an aggravating circumstance?

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When taking up arms against the government was undertaken by members of the military, what law was violated?

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Which authorizes the release of a detainee who has undergone preventive imprisonment equivalent to the maximum imposable sentence for the offense he is charged with?

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Which of the following properties may NOT be taken by the officer effecting the arrest?

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What is the penalty for grave felonies?

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What is the rule of interpretation applied in case of crimes subject to special penal laws?

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What is the quality by which an act may be ascribed to a person as its author or owner?

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What are acts in accordance with the law, so that such person is deemed not to have transgressed the law and is free from both criminal and civil liability?

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What is not a requisite for self-defense?

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What is the penalty for conspiracy to commit a crime?

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What is the liability of a person who commits an act in accordance with justifying circumstances?

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What is the result if a person is found to have committed a grave felony?

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Flashcards

Mitigating Circumstances

Circumstances that lessen the severity of a crime, such as intoxication, relationship to the victim, or low education level.

Direct Participant (Principal)

Direct participation in committing a crime, such as the person who physically carries out the act.

Accessories to a Crime

People who actively encourage or aid in the commission of a crime, even if they don't directly participate.

Intent

The desire or wish to commit a crime, the specific intention behind the action.

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Motive

The reason or explanation behind the intent to commit a crime.

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Conspiracy

When two or more people agree to commit a crime together.

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Personal Liability

When a person is held legally responsible for their crimes.

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Compound Crime

A crime where one crime is necessary to commit another crime.

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Complex Crime

A single act that qualifies as multiple crimes.

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Indeterminate Sentence

A prison sentence where the exact length is not determined in advance, the convict serves a minimum term and can be released earlier based on good behavior.

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Grave Felonies

Crimes that carry the most severe penalties, including capital punishment, life imprisonment, or lengthy prison sentences.

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Imputability

The quality of being able to attribute an act to a specific person as its author.

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Acts in Accordance with Law

Actions that are lawful and therefore do not constitute a crime.

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Forensic Science

The use of scientific methods to analyze evidence and solve crimes.

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Accessory to a Crime

A person who is responsible for aiding or assisting in a crime but does not directly participate in the criminal act.

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Self-Defense

When a person acts to defend themselves from an unlawful attack, using reasonable force and without provoking the attack.

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Crimes against National Security

Crimes that target the security of a nation and its people.

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Crimes Committed by Public Officers

Crimes committed by government officials while in their official capacity.

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Grave Felonies

Crimes that carry a potential penalty of death, life imprisonment, or long-term imprisonment.

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Less Grave Felonies

Crimes with a penalty of imprisonment for a shorter period.

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Light Felonies

Crimes with the least severe penalties, typically fines or short prison sentences.

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RPC Applied to Special Penal Laws

The legal principle that when a crime falls under multiple laws, the Revised Penal Code should be applied.

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Crimes Committed Inside Jail

Crimes that are committed in specific places, such as inside a jail or prison.

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Special Penal Laws

Specific rules and regulations that address specific types of crimes.

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Study Notes

Circumstances in Criminal Law

  • Alternative circumstances are mitigated, except for low degree of education and intoxication where the drunk person is not a habitual drunkard.
  • Relationship in crimes against property and persons are also mitigated.

Principals and Accessories

  • Principals are classified into direct participants, indispensable cooperation, and induction.
  • Accessories are those who directly induce others to commit a crime.

Intent and Conspiracy

  • Intent is the desire or wish in common.
  • Motive is the reason behind the intent.
  • Conspire means to cooperate or agree with others to commit a crime.

Liability and Penalty

  • Personal liability leads to subsidiary penalty if the convict has no property to meet the fine.
  • A person who lends a weapon used in a crime is liable as an accomplice.

Crimes

  • Compound crime is when one crime is necessary for the commission of another.
  • Complex crime is when a single act constitutes multiple crimes.

Sentence and Prescription

  • A sentence of imprisonment for the maximum period defined by law is indeterminate.
  • Crimes punishable by death, reclusion perpetua, and reclusion temporal prescribe in 20 years.
  • Libel and similar offenses prescribe in 10 years.

Crimes and Penalties

  • Grave felonies are those with capital punishment or penalties with afflictive periods.
  • The Revised Penal Code (RPC) shall be observed in case of crimes subject to special penal laws.

Responsibility and Defense

  • Imputability is the quality by which an act is ascribed to a person as its author.
  • Acts in accordance with the law are justified, and the person is free from criminal and civil liability.
  • Self-defense requires unlawful aggression, reasonable necessity, and lack of provocation or intent.

Forensic Science and Accessories

  • Forensic science involves technical knowledge about crime traces.
  • An accessory is guilty of murder, treason, parricide, or infanticide.

Crimes and Penalties (continued)

  • Crimes against national security and the law of nations include violation of neutrality, rebellion, treason, and espionage.
  • Crimes committed by public officers include forgery, official breaking of seal, and malversation.
  • Inmates with heart diseases require special care, and jail officers should not prescribe medicine.

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