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