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