24 Questions
What is the term for a person who directly induces others to commit a crime?
Instigator
Which of the following circumstances is not mitigated in terms of alternative circumstances?
Intoxication when intentional
What is the term for a person who lends a bolo used in a murder?
Accessory
What type of crime has multiple offenses committed in a single act?
Complex crime
What is the term for a penalty where the convict has no property to meet the fine?
Subsidiary penalty
How many years does it take for the crime of libel and similar offenses to prescribe?
5 years
What is the term for a sentence of imprisonment for the maximum period defined by law, subject to termination by the parole board?
Indeterminate sentence
How many years does it take for crimes punishable by death, reclusion perpetua, and reclusion temporal to prescribe?
20 years
What is the science involving technical knowledge about the traces of crime known as?
Forensic science
To be considered an accessory, the author of the crime must be guilty of any of the following, EXCEPT?
Parricide
Which of the following is NOT a crime against national security and the law of nations?
Fraud
Which of the following should NOT be done by a jail officer regarding an inmate with heart disease?
Prescribe the medicine to the heart-patient inmate
Which of the following is NOT an aggravating circumstance?
Movement of the offender is restricted
When taking up arms against the government was undertaken by members of the military, what law was violated?
Republic Act 9165
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?
Batas Pambansa 95
Which of the following properties may NOT be taken by the officer effecting the arrest?
That are within the immediate vicinity
What is the penalty for grave felonies?
Afflictive
What is the rule of interpretation applied in case of crimes subject to special penal laws?
The RPC is supplementary to special laws
What is the quality by which an act may be ascribed to a person as its author or owner?
Imputability
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?
Justifying circumstances
What is not a requisite for self-defense?
Lack of intent on the part of the person defending himself
What is the penalty for conspiracy to commit a crime?
No crime was committed
What is the liability of a person who commits an act in accordance with justifying circumstances?
No liability
What is the result if a person is found to have committed a grave felony?
The person is punishable by capital punishment or afflictive penalty
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.
This quiz covers the different roles and principles involved in criminal law, including principals, accessories, accomplices, and instigators.
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