CRIMINAL LAW Book 1

Name: ___________________________________________________ Block: ______________ Score: ___________

I. Indicate whether the exemption from punishment is based on the complete absence of INTELLIGENCE, FREEDOM
OF ACTION, INTENT or NEGLIGENCE.

1. ____________________________. An imbecile or an insane person, unless the latter has acted during lucid
interval.
2. ____________________________. A person fifteen (15) years or under.
3. ____________________________. A person above fifteen (15) years but below eighteen (18) years of age,
unless he has acted with discernment.
4. ____________________________. Any person who, while performing a lawful act with due care, causes an
injury by mere accident without fault or intention of causing it.
5. ____________________________. Any person who acts under the compulsion of an irresistible force.
6. ____________________________. Any person who acts under the impulse of an uncontrollable fear of an equal
or greater injury.
7. ____________________________. Any person who fails to perform an act required by law, when prevented by
some lawful or insuperable cause.

II. Identification.

8. ____________________________. The capacity of the child at the time of the commission of the offense to
understand the differences between right and wrong and the consequences of the wrongful act.
9. ____________________________. Something that happens outside the sway of our will, and although it comes
about through some act of our will, lies beyond the bounds of humanly foreseeable consequences.
10. ____________________________. Those where the act committed is a crime but for reasons of public policy
and sentiment there is no penalty imposed.

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ENTRAPMENT INSTIGATION

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JUSTIFYING CIRCUMSTANCES EXEMPTING CIRCUMSTANCES

15-17. ABSOLUTORY CAUSES. Pedro and Maria are husband and wife. Believing that his work as a lawyer is
sufficient to provide for the needs of their family, Pedro convinced Maria to be a stay at-home mom and care for their
children. One day, Pedro arrived home earlier than usual and caught Maria in the act of having sexual intercourse with
their female maid, Alma, in their matrimonial bed. In a fit of rage, Pedro retrieved his revolver from inside the bedroom
cabinet and shot Alma, immediately killing her.

Is Art. 247 (death or physical injuries inflicted under exceptional circumstances) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC)
applicable in this case given that the paramour was of the same gender as the erring spouse?
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At early dawn, John was surprised by a policeman while in the act of making an opening with an iron bar on the wall of
a store of cheap goods. At that time the owner of the store was sleeping inside with another Chinaman. John had only
succeeded in breaking one board and in unfastening another from the wall.

18-20. Is there an attempted robbery in this case?

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21-23. Is there a frustrated robbery in this case?

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24-25. What is Battered Woman Syndrome as a Defense?

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