A) January 1, 1932 B) January 1, 1933 C) July 1, 1932 D) January 1, 1930
A) Prospective B) Retrospective C) Generally prospective but may be retroactive if favorable to the accused D) Always retroactive
A) There is no crime when there is no law punishing it B) Criminal law is moral law C) Every act is punishable D) Law excuses ignorance
A) To provide civil remedies B) To compensate victims C) To enrich the state D) To protect society and maintain order
A) A quasi-crime B) A private crime C) A moral wrong D) A public crime
A) Spanish Penal Code B) American Common Law C) French Code Napoleon D) German Criminal Code
A) They are civil wrongs B) They are inherently wrong C) They offend administrative rules D) They are prohibited by law
A) They are immoral B) They are torts C) They are prohibited by law D) They are crimes against nature
A) The Revised Penal Code and special penal laws B) Local ordinances only C) Civil Code D) Custom
A) Rule of equity B) Doctrine of finality C) Rule of conduct D) Rule of lenity
A) It is an absolute defense B) Everyone is presumed to know the law C) It is a privilege D) Law is optional
A) Civil liability quasi-delicto B) Civil contract C) Restitution only D) Civil liability ex delicto
A) Only to land territory B) To all Filipinos abroad C) Philippine criminal laws apply within its territory D) Only to foreigners
A) Universality B) Global jurisdiction C) Extraterritoriality principle D) Nationality
A) Retroactive effect B) Temporary application C) No effect D) Prospective effect only
A) They are always retroactive B) They apply to all acts anytime C) They apply to foreigners only D) They apply only to acts committed after their effectivity
A) Prevention and reformation B) Compensation C) Revenge D) Intimidation only
A) Are minors B) Live or sojourn in Philippine territory C) Are Filipinos only D) Are foreigners only
A) A sin B) A violation of ordinance C) An act or omission punishable under the Revised Penal Code D) A civil wrong
A) Agreement B) Dolo (intent) or culpa (fault) C) Contract D) Necessity
A) Freedom, intelligence, intent B) Force, coercion, mistake C) Negligence D) Consent
A) Imprudence or negligence B) Fraud C) Premeditation D) Malice
A) Attempted, frustrated, consummated B) Planning, execution, completion C) Begun, ended, finished D) Partial, full, final
A) Frustrated felony B) Attempted C) Consummated D) Impossible
A) Frustrated B) Consummated felony C) Attempted D) Impossible
A) The act performed would be an offense but for its impossibility of accomplishment B) The act is accidental C) The result is achieved D) The act is lawful
A) Breaking a vase B) Killing an animal C) Shooting a corpse believing it alive D) Stealing your own property
A) The victim dies B) The accused is a first offender C) The act is proven unlawful D) There is motive
A) The act is admitted B) The crime is heinous C) The identity of the offender is in doubt D) There is evidence of guilt
A) Attempted felony B) Frustrated C) Impossible D) Consummated
A) There is motive B) There is intent C) It is immoral D) The law punishes carelessness resulting in injury
A) Mistake in identity B) Accidental harm C) Mistake in the blow D) Impossible crime
A) Impossible crime B) Mistake in blow C) Mistake in the identity of the victim D) Lack of intent
A) No crime committed B) The result is graver than intended C) Negligence D) The act is lawful
A) Liable B) Exempt from criminal liability C) Aggravated D) Mitigated
A) It is lawful fear B) It is voluntary C) The fear is real and imminent D) The fear is imaginary
A) There was negligence B) The act was lawful and injury was purely accidental C) The act was unlawful D) The act was intentional
A) Aggravating B) Mitigating circumstance C) Ordinary D) Exempting
A) The damages B) The liability only C) The motive D) The penalty
A) The fine B) The number of victims C) The penalty D) The gravity of crime
A) Aggravating B) Justifying circumstance C) Exempting D) Mitigating
A) Unlawful aggression and retaliation only B) Unlawful aggression, reasonable necessity, lack of sufficient provocation C) Provocation and necessity D) Retaliation, anger, revenge
A) Verbal abuse B) Use of insulting words C) Mere threat D) Actual or imminent attack giving rise to danger to life or limb
A) Co-workers B) Spouse, ascendants, descendants, brothers, sisters, relatives by affinity within the same degree C) Friends D) Strangers
A) The aggression is verbal B) It benefits the accused C) There is no participation in the aggression and there is a lawful reason to defend D) The stranger requests
A) The order is lawful and the subordinate had no duty to refuse B) The order is unjust C) The superior is a friend D) The act is immoral
A) He was partially insane B) The accused completely lost intelligence at the time of the act C) He was merely drunk D) He was emotional
A) Over 21 years old B) Under 20 years old C) The offender is under 15 years of age D) 18 years old
A) It is not habitual and not subsequent to the plan to commit crime B) It is habitual C) It is planned D) It is voluntary
A) It is caused by greed B) It is premeditated C) It arises from lawful sentiments D) It is done for revenge
A) Justifying B) Mitigating C) Exempting D) Aggravating
A) Mitigating B) Aggravating C) Justifying D) Exempting
A) Exempting B) Mitigating C) Aggravating circumstance D) Ordinary
A) Aggravating circumstance B) Justifying C) Mitigating D) Special aggravating
A) It is accidental B) It is daytime C) It is purposely sought to facilitate the crime D) It occurs by chance
A) Acting alone B) Attacking a stranger C) Being armed D) Taking advantage of strength to weaken the defense of victim
A) Adding moral suffering to the victim B) Torturing oneself C) Killing in anger D) Robbing in group
A) Surprise attack only B) Abuse of power only C) Motive of revenge D) Means, methods, or forms that insure execution without risk to the offender
A) The penalty remains in its medium period B) The penalty decreases C) The crime is extinguished D) The penalty increases
A) The result only B) The nature and relationship of the parties C) The method of attack D) The motive only
A) They are strangers B) The victim is an enemy C) None of the above D) The offended party is a relative of the offender and the law so provides
A) The crime is minor B) The relationship is friendly C) The offender abuses the respect due to the offended party D) The act is accidental
A) Justifying B) A privileged mitigating circumstance C) Exempting D) Ordinary mitigating
A) Not punishable B) Punishable C) Exempting only D) Mitigating
A) Two or more persons agree and decide to commit a felony B) One suggests but others refuse C) They merely discuss D) They argue only
A) Accessories B) Principals C) Accomplices D) Witnesses
A) An accessory B) An accomplice C) A principal D) An instigator
A) A principal B) An accomplice C) A conspirator D) An accessory
A) Merely assists B) Directly induces another to commit the crime C) Provides information only D) Aids in concealment
A) They are friends B) They are relatives of the principal (spouse, ascendant, descendant, sibling) C) They are neighbors D) They are co-workers
A) By negligence B) By attempt only C) By direct participation, by inducement, by indispensable cooperation D) By order only
A) Optional B) Recommended by police C) Desired by the victim D) Imposed by the court upon conviction
A) Major and minor B) Primary and secondary C) Principal and accessory penalties D) Ordinary and special
A) 12 years and 1 day to 20 years B) 6 years to 12 years C) Life imprisonment D) 20 years and 1 day to 40 years
A) 1 day to 30 days B) 1 month to 6 months C) 6 months to 1 year D) 30 days to 2 years
A) 6 months and 1 day to 6 years B) 12 years and 1 day to 20 years C) 6 years and 1 day to 12 years D) 1 day to 30 days
A) 20 years to 40 years B) 6 years and 1 day to 12 years C) 12 years and 1 day to 20 years D) 1 month to 6 years
A) 1 year to 10 years B) 6 months to 6 years C) 20 years to 40 years D) 12 years and 1 day to 20 years
A) Lighter than arresto mayor B) A penalty under special laws without fixed duration C) Always 30 years D) Same as reclusion perpetua
A) Still enforced B) Optional C) Abolished under present laws (R.A. 9346) D) Applied to heinous crimes
A) Principal penalty B) Special measure C) Ordinary penalty D) Accessory penalty
A) Accessory penalty B) Civil liability C) Mitigating D) Aggravating
A) The convict cannot pay the fine B) The convict is acquitted C) The convict escapes D) The convict is foreign
A) None above B) There is none mitigating C) There is aggravation D) There is a privileged mitigating circumstance
A) Hard labor B) Suspension C) Banishment from a place for a specified time D) Imprisonment
A) Temporary dismissal B) Loss of public office and right to vote or be voted for C) Suspension D) Civil interdiction only
A) Shorten imprisonment B) Make computation easier C) Increase punishment D) Adjust punishment according to circumstances
A) Life imprisonment B) Reclusion perpetua C) Arresto menor or fine not exceeding ₱40,000 D) Prision correccional
A) Fines only B) Simple penalties C) Light penalties D) Capital punishment or afflictive penalties
A) Accessory penalties B) Correctional penalties C) Light penalties D) Civil penalties
A) Bail B) Parole only C) Probation only D) Death, service of sentence, amnesty, absolute pardon, prescription, marriage (in cases provided by law)
A) Death B) Prescription C) Amnesty D) Conditional pardon, commutation, parole, good conduct
A) The Supreme Court B) The Secretary of Justice C) The President with concurrence of Congress D) The Senate only
A) Congress B) Executive clemency granted by the President C) The offended party D) The court
A) The offended party B) The President C) The prosecutor D) The court after conviction
A) Loss of right of the State to prosecute after lapse of time B) Loss of evidence C) The crime is pardoned D) The case is closed
A) Conviction is void B) Crime no longer punishable C) Death of offender D) Loss of right to enforce sentence after lapse of time
A) The conditions are violated B) The term ends C) The convict dies D) The convict behaves well
A) The crime B) Criminal liability C) The evidence D) The punishment
A) Payment, loss of thing, remission, prescription, or merger B) Pardon C) Probation D) Amnesty |