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Crim Law 1 Notes Reyes by Suaverdez
Crim Law 1 Notes Reyes by Suaverdez
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People vs Manlapaz
No. L-41819, Feb. 28, 1979
Recommendation of executive clemency because of the severity of the penalty
for rape.
Simple rape was committed. Before art. 355 of the RPC was amended, simple
rape was penalized by reclusion temporal or twelve years and one day to twenty
years. R.A. no. 4111 raised the penalty for simple rape to reclusion perpetua and
made qualified rape a capital offence. This is due to the rampancy of such
assault during the war to deter rapists. It is believed in this case, after the
accused shall have served a term of imprisonment consistent with retributive
justice, executive clemency may be extended
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L-38262
Held: The SC applied Art. 5 considering that the accused had no intent to kill his
wife and that her death migh have been hastened by lack of appropriate medical
attendance or her weak constitution when she was maltreated in the inebriated
state of her husband. She was preventing her husband from whipping their
negligent son. The maltreatment was the proximate cause of her death.
People vs Estoista
No. L-41819, Feb. 28, 1979
Penalty not excessive when intended to enforce a public policy
The rampant lawlessness against property, person, and even the very security of
the Government, directly traceable in large measure to promiscuous carrying and
use of powerful weapons, justify imprisonment which in normal circumstances
might appear excessive.
People vs Tiu Ua
96 Phil. 738,741
Penalty not excessive when intended to enforce a public policy
With regard to the fine of 5,000.00php imposed by the court for selling a can of
powedered Klim milk for 2.20php when the selling price for it was 1.80php, it
should be considered that Congress though it necessary to repress profiteering
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with a heavy fine so that dealers would not take advantage of the critical
condition to make unusual profits.
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People vs Olaes
105 Phil. 502
Duty of the courts to apply the penalty provided by law
A trial judge sentenced the accused to life imprisonment, although the
commission of the crime of robbery with homicide was attended by the
aggravating circumstances of nocturnity and in band, in view of the attitude of
the Chief Executive on death penalty. The SC ruled that the courts should
interpret and apply the laws as they find them on the statue books, regardless of
the manner their judgements are executed and implemented by the executive
department.
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ATTEMPTED FELONY
There is an attempt when the offender begins the commission of a
felony directly by overt acts.
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A f i c w a t e n f i e a a a p; a i i f w t o p a t a o e w w p t f
a a c b w, n, d n p i b r o c i o t w o t p.
T i a a w t o c t c o a f d b o a, a d n p a t a o e w s p t f b r
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FELONY DEFINED
A felony is consummated when all the elements necessary for its
execution and accomplishment are present.
FRUSTRATED FELONY DEFINED
It is frustrated when the offender performs all the acts of execution
which would produce the felony as a consequence but which
nevertheless, do not produce it by reason of causes independent of the
will of the perpetrator.
ATTEMTPED FELONY DEFINED
There is an attempt when the offender commences the commission of
a felony directly by overt acts, and does no perform all the acts of
execution which should produce the felony by reason of some cause or
accident other than his own spontaneous desistance.
Development of crime
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T t b e a;
S e a h d c w t c i t b c.
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could not do so, because the Chief of Police was embracing Tabago. One of his
companions, Avelino Valle, fired a shot but the same was not aimed at anybody.
Held: The accused cannot be convicted of the crime of attempted homicide. The
action of the accused in placing his hand on his revolver, which was then on his
waist, is indeed very equivocal and susceptible to different interpretations.
If the actor does not perform all the acts of execution by reason of his
own spontaneous desistance, there is no attempted felony. He will not
be punished by the law. (Having a conscience is rewarded.)
People vs. Villacorte
No. L-21860 Feb. 28, 1974
Held: One who takes part in planning a criminal act but desists in its actual
commission is exempt from criminal liability. For after taking part in the planning,
he could have desisted form taking part in the actual commission of the crime by
listening to the call of his conscience.