CRIMINALg JURISPRUDENCEg ANDg PROCEDURE
Scope:gElementsgofgtheglegalgprovisionsgandgthegextentgofgits
gapplicationgregarding goffensesgandgpenalties,gknowledgegofg
courtgjurisdiction, gvenuegingcriminalgcasesgandgthegadmissibil
itygofgevidencesgwhichgaregofgprobativegvaluegtogthegcourts.g(
20g%)
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,I. CRIMINALgLAWg(RPCgBOOKgI)
1. WhichgamonggthegfollowinggisgnotgagsourcegofgPhilippinegcriminal
g law?
a. ActgNo.g3815gandgitsgamendments
b. SpecialgpenalglawsgpassedgbygthegPhil.gCommission,gPhil.gLegislature
,gNationalg Assembly,g Batasangg Pambansa,g Phil.g Assemblyg andg thegCo
ngressgofgthegPhilippines.
c. PenalgPresidentialgDecreesgissuedgduringgMartialg Law.
d. Nonegofgthegabove
2. Theygaregbodiesgofgusages,gprinciplesgandgrulesgofgactiongwhichgd
ognotgrestgforgtheirgauthorityguponganygdeclarativegwillgofgtheglegislatur
e.gItgisgrecognizedgingthegUnitedgStatesgandgEnglandgbutgnotgrecognized
gundergPhilippinegjurisdiction.
a. Penalglaws c.gCommongLaws
b. Specialgpenalg laws d.gNonegofgthegforegoing
3. Thisg deprivesg theg accusedg ofg ag crimeg someg lawfulg protectiong
togwhichgheghasgbecomegentitled.
a. Commong law c.gEx-postgfactoglaw
b. Specialg law d.gBillgofgattainder
4. Theg constitutiong expresslyg prohibitsg theg passageg ofg ag billg
ofgattaindergprimarilygbecause:
a. Itgisgagsubstitute,gaglegislativegactgforgagjudicialgdeterminationgofgguilt
b. Itgisgunconstitutional
c. Itgisgagviolationgofghumangrights
d. Itgencroachesgupongthegpowergofgthe.gJudiciarygbygthegCongress
5. Theygaregnotgconsideredgasgagsourcegofgcriminalglawgduegtogthegf
actgthatgtheygmerelygexplaingthegmeaninggofgandgapplygtheglawgasgena
ctedgbygtheglegislature.
a. RevisedgPenalgCode c.gCourtgdecisions
b. SpecialgPenalglaws d.gExecutivegorders
6. Itgcannotgbegrecoveredgasgagmattergofgright;gandgisgdiscretionaryg
upongthegcourtgtogbegpartgofgthegcivilgliabilitygwhengagcrimegwasg com
mittedgwithgonegorgmoregaggravatinggcircumstances.
a. Actualgdamages c.gMoralgdamages
b. Nominalg damages d.gExemplarygdamages
7. Civilgindemnitygforgdeathgcausedgbygcrime.
a. 30,000 c.g100,000
b. 50,000 d.g500,000
8. Whengrapegisgcommittedgandgthegvictimgwasgkilled,gthegmandator
ygcivilgindemnificationgshallgbe.
a. 30,000 c.g100,000
b. 50,000 d.g500,000
9. Ing caseg ofg physicalg injuriesg itg wouldg consistg ing theg paymentg
ofghospitalgbillsgandgdoctor’sgfeegofgthegoffendedgparty.
a. Restitution c.gIndemnification
b. Reparation d.gCivilgliability
10. Whichgamonggthegfollowingg maygtotallygextinguishgcriminalgliability?
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,a. Absoluteg pardon c.gAmnesty
b. Servicegofgsentence d.gAllgofgthese
11. Itgconsistsgingthegsuccessivegexecutiongbygthegsamegindividualgofgd
ifferentgcriminalgactsguponganygofgwhichgnogconvictionghasgyetgbeengma
de.
a. Pluralityg ofgcrimes c.gComplexgcrimes
b. Formalgcrimes d.gNonegofgthegabove
12. JemmagwhoginducedgEricgagfriendgtogkillgherghusband’sgmistressgi
sgcriminallygliablegas:
a. Principal c.gAccomplice
b. Accessory d.gNonegofgthegabove
13. Ing crimesg againstgchastityg thisg wouldgbeg alwaysg aggravating.
a. Degreeg ofgeducation c.gAlcoholism
b. Mentalgcondition d.gRelationship
14. Itsgbasisgisgtheggreatergperversitygofgthegoffendergasgmanifestedgb
ygpersonalgcircumstancegofgthegoffendergandgalsogbygthegmeansgusedgto
gsecuregthegcommissiongofgthegcrime.
a. Thatgadvantagegbegtakengbygthegoffendergofghisgpublicgposition.
b. Thatgcrimegbegcommittedgingcontemptgofgorgwithginsultgtogthegpubli
cgauthorities.
c. Thatgactgbegcommittedgwithgabusegofgconfidencegorgobviousgungrate
fulness
d. Allgofgthegabove
15. Itgmeansgadequategtogexcitegagpersongtogcommitgagwronggandgmu
stgaccordinglygbegproportionategtogitsggravity.
a. Selfgdefense c.g Unlawfulg aggression
b. Sufficientg provocation d.gNecessitygtogpreventgagwrong
16. Undergthis,gcrimesgaregnotgtriablegingthatgcountrygunlessgtheygmer
elygaffectgthingsgwithingthegvesselgorgtheygrefergtogtheginternalgmanage
mentgthereof.
a. Frenchgrule
c.g Lawg ofg preferentialgapplication
b. Englishg rule d.g Spanishg rule
17. Itg refersg tog inaction,g byg whichg ag persong mayg beg consider
edgcriminallygliablegwhengtheglawgrequiresgthegperformancegofgagcertai
ngact,
e.g.g failureg tog assistg one’sg owng victim.
a. Act c.gFraud
b. Intent d.gOmission
18. Itgindicatesgagdeficiencygofgaction.
a. Negligence c.gLackgofgskill
b. Imprudence d.gLackgofgforesight
19. Itg refersg tog deficiencyg ofg perception.
a. Negligence c.gLackgofgskill
b. Imprudence d.gLackgofgforesight
20. ForgangactgtogbegconsideredgtogbegdonegwithgMalicegorgdolo,gwhic
hg amonggthegfollowinggmustgbegpresent?
a. Freedom c.gIntent
b. Intelligence d.gAllgofgthegforegoing
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, 21. Refersgtogthatgcausegwhichgingnaturalgisgagcontinuousgsequence,gu
nbrokengbyganygefficientgsupersedinggground,gproducesgtheginjurygandg
withoutgwhichgthegresultgwouldgnotghavegoccurred.
a. Proximategcause c.gOvertgacts
b. Interveningg cause d.gActivegforce
22. Itgisgthegportiongofgthegactsgconstitutinggthegfelony,gstartinggfromg
thegpointgwheregthegoffendergbeginsgthegcommissiongofgthegcrimegtogth
egpointgwheregheghasgcontrolgoverghisgacts.
a. Objectiveg phase c.g Overtg acts
b. Subjectivegphase d.gAttemptedgfelony
23. Generallygtheygaregpunishablegonlygwhengtheyghavegbeengconsum
mated,gwithgthegexemptiongofgthosegcrimesgcommittedgagainstgpersonsg
orgproperty.
a. Lightgfelonies c.gGravegfelonies
b. Lessg graveg felonies d.gAllgofgthegforegoing
24. Selfgdefensegorgone’sgnaturalginstinctgtogrepel,gprotectgandgsavegh
isgpersongorgrightgfromgimpendinggperilgorgdangergisgangexamplegofgwha
tgcircumstancegwhichgaffectsgcriminalgliability?
a. Justifying c.gAggravating
b. Exempting d.gMitigating
25. AginflictedgslightgphysicalginjuriesgtogBgwithoutgintentiongtoginflic
tgotherginjuries,gBgthengattackedgAgisgangexamplegof?
a. Selfgdefense c.gRetaliation
b. Interveningg cause d.gProximategcause
26. Thegbasisgofgthisgcircumstancegaffectinggcriminalgliabilitygisgthegc
ompletegabsencegofgfreedomgofgaction,gintelligence,gintentgorgnegligenc
egongthegpartgofgthegaccused.
a. Justifying c.gAggravating
b. Exempting d.gMitigating
27. Undergourglaws,gwhatgisgthegagegofgfullgresponsibility?
a. 9gyearsg andg belowgofginfancy
b. Betweeng9gandg15gyears
c. 18gtog 70gyearsg ofg ageg (gadolescenceg tog maturity)
d. Overg9gunderg15gactinggwithgdiscernment,g15gorgovergbutglessgthang
18;goverg70gyearsgofgage
28. Agegofg absoluteg irresponsibility.
a. 9gyearsg andg belowgofginfancy
b. Betweeng9gandg15gyears
c. 18gtog 70g yearsg ofg ageg (adolescencegtog maturity)
d. Overg9gunderg15gactinggwithgdiscernment,g15gorgovergbutglessgthang
18;goverg70gyearsgofgage
29. Whichgamonggthegfollowinggmaygbegconsideredgasgangalternati
vegcircumstance?
a. Relationship
b. Intoxication
c. Degreegofginstructiongandgeducationgofgthegoffender
d. Allgofgthegforegoing
30. Xg andg Yg stabbedg Z,g injuringg theg Zg ing theg process,g Xg andg Yg
aregconsideredgas;
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Scope:gElementsgofgtheglegalgprovisionsgandgthegextentgofgits
gapplicationgregarding goffensesgandgpenalties,gknowledgegofg
courtgjurisdiction, gvenuegingcriminalgcasesgandgthegadmissibil
itygofgevidencesgwhichgaregofgprobativegvaluegtogthegcourts.g(
20g%)
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,I. CRIMINALgLAWg(RPCgBOOKgI)
1. WhichgamonggthegfollowinggisgnotgagsourcegofgPhilippinegcriminal
g law?
a. ActgNo.g3815gandgitsgamendments
b. SpecialgpenalglawsgpassedgbygthegPhil.gCommission,gPhil.gLegislature
,gNationalg Assembly,g Batasangg Pambansa,g Phil.g Assemblyg andg thegCo
ngressgofgthegPhilippines.
c. PenalgPresidentialgDecreesgissuedgduringgMartialg Law.
d. Nonegofgthegabove
2. Theygaregbodiesgofgusages,gprinciplesgandgrulesgofgactiongwhichgd
ognotgrestgforgtheirgauthorityguponganygdeclarativegwillgofgtheglegislatur
e.gItgisgrecognizedgingthegUnitedgStatesgandgEnglandgbutgnotgrecognized
gundergPhilippinegjurisdiction.
a. Penalglaws c.gCommongLaws
b. Specialgpenalg laws d.gNonegofgthegforegoing
3. Thisg deprivesg theg accusedg ofg ag crimeg someg lawfulg protectiong
togwhichgheghasgbecomegentitled.
a. Commong law c.gEx-postgfactoglaw
b. Specialg law d.gBillgofgattainder
4. Theg constitutiong expresslyg prohibitsg theg passageg ofg ag billg
ofgattaindergprimarilygbecause:
a. Itgisgagsubstitute,gaglegislativegactgforgagjudicialgdeterminationgofgguilt
b. Itgisgunconstitutional
c. Itgisgagviolationgofghumangrights
d. Itgencroachesgupongthegpowergofgthe.gJudiciarygbygthegCongress
5. Theygaregnotgconsideredgasgagsourcegofgcriminalglawgduegtogthegf
actgthatgtheygmerelygexplaingthegmeaninggofgandgapplygtheglawgasgena
ctedgbygtheglegislature.
a. RevisedgPenalgCode c.gCourtgdecisions
b. SpecialgPenalglaws d.gExecutivegorders
6. Itgcannotgbegrecoveredgasgagmattergofgright;gandgisgdiscretionaryg
upongthegcourtgtogbegpartgofgthegcivilgliabilitygwhengagcrimegwasg com
mittedgwithgonegorgmoregaggravatinggcircumstances.
a. Actualgdamages c.gMoralgdamages
b. Nominalg damages d.gExemplarygdamages
7. Civilgindemnitygforgdeathgcausedgbygcrime.
a. 30,000 c.g100,000
b. 50,000 d.g500,000
8. Whengrapegisgcommittedgandgthegvictimgwasgkilled,gthegmandator
ygcivilgindemnificationgshallgbe.
a. 30,000 c.g100,000
b. 50,000 d.g500,000
9. Ing caseg ofg physicalg injuriesg itg wouldg consistg ing theg paymentg
ofghospitalgbillsgandgdoctor’sgfeegofgthegoffendedgparty.
a. Restitution c.gIndemnification
b. Reparation d.gCivilgliability
10. Whichgamonggthegfollowingg maygtotallygextinguishgcriminalgliability?
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,a. Absoluteg pardon c.gAmnesty
b. Servicegofgsentence d.gAllgofgthese
11. Itgconsistsgingthegsuccessivegexecutiongbygthegsamegindividualgofgd
ifferentgcriminalgactsguponganygofgwhichgnogconvictionghasgyetgbeengma
de.
a. Pluralityg ofgcrimes c.gComplexgcrimes
b. Formalgcrimes d.gNonegofgthegabove
12. JemmagwhoginducedgEricgagfriendgtogkillgherghusband’sgmistressgi
sgcriminallygliablegas:
a. Principal c.gAccomplice
b. Accessory d.gNonegofgthegabove
13. Ing crimesg againstgchastityg thisg wouldgbeg alwaysg aggravating.
a. Degreeg ofgeducation c.gAlcoholism
b. Mentalgcondition d.gRelationship
14. Itsgbasisgisgtheggreatergperversitygofgthegoffendergasgmanifestedgb
ygpersonalgcircumstancegofgthegoffendergandgalsogbygthegmeansgusedgto
gsecuregthegcommissiongofgthegcrime.
a. Thatgadvantagegbegtakengbygthegoffendergofghisgpublicgposition.
b. Thatgcrimegbegcommittedgingcontemptgofgorgwithginsultgtogthegpubli
cgauthorities.
c. Thatgactgbegcommittedgwithgabusegofgconfidencegorgobviousgungrate
fulness
d. Allgofgthegabove
15. Itgmeansgadequategtogexcitegagpersongtogcommitgagwronggandgmu
stgaccordinglygbegproportionategtogitsggravity.
a. Selfgdefense c.g Unlawfulg aggression
b. Sufficientg provocation d.gNecessitygtogpreventgagwrong
16. Undergthis,gcrimesgaregnotgtriablegingthatgcountrygunlessgtheygmer
elygaffectgthingsgwithingthegvesselgorgtheygrefergtogtheginternalgmanage
mentgthereof.
a. Frenchgrule
c.g Lawg ofg preferentialgapplication
b. Englishg rule d.g Spanishg rule
17. Itg refersg tog inaction,g byg whichg ag persong mayg beg consider
edgcriminallygliablegwhengtheglawgrequiresgthegperformancegofgagcertai
ngact,
e.g.g failureg tog assistg one’sg owng victim.
a. Act c.gFraud
b. Intent d.gOmission
18. Itgindicatesgagdeficiencygofgaction.
a. Negligence c.gLackgofgskill
b. Imprudence d.gLackgofgforesight
19. Itg refersg tog deficiencyg ofg perception.
a. Negligence c.gLackgofgskill
b. Imprudence d.gLackgofgforesight
20. ForgangactgtogbegconsideredgtogbegdonegwithgMalicegorgdolo,gwhic
hg amonggthegfollowinggmustgbegpresent?
a. Freedom c.gIntent
b. Intelligence d.gAllgofgthegforegoing
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, 21. Refersgtogthatgcausegwhichgingnaturalgisgagcontinuousgsequence,gu
nbrokengbyganygefficientgsupersedinggground,gproducesgtheginjurygandg
withoutgwhichgthegresultgwouldgnotghavegoccurred.
a. Proximategcause c.gOvertgacts
b. Interveningg cause d.gActivegforce
22. Itgisgthegportiongofgthegactsgconstitutinggthegfelony,gstartinggfromg
thegpointgwheregthegoffendergbeginsgthegcommissiongofgthegcrimegtogth
egpointgwheregheghasgcontrolgoverghisgacts.
a. Objectiveg phase c.g Overtg acts
b. Subjectivegphase d.gAttemptedgfelony
23. Generallygtheygaregpunishablegonlygwhengtheyghavegbeengconsum
mated,gwithgthegexemptiongofgthosegcrimesgcommittedgagainstgpersonsg
orgproperty.
a. Lightgfelonies c.gGravegfelonies
b. Lessg graveg felonies d.gAllgofgthegforegoing
24. Selfgdefensegorgone’sgnaturalginstinctgtogrepel,gprotectgandgsavegh
isgpersongorgrightgfromgimpendinggperilgorgdangergisgangexamplegofgwha
tgcircumstancegwhichgaffectsgcriminalgliability?
a. Justifying c.gAggravating
b. Exempting d.gMitigating
25. AginflictedgslightgphysicalginjuriesgtogBgwithoutgintentiongtoginflic
tgotherginjuries,gBgthengattackedgAgisgangexamplegof?
a. Selfgdefense c.gRetaliation
b. Interveningg cause d.gProximategcause
26. Thegbasisgofgthisgcircumstancegaffectinggcriminalgliabilitygisgthegc
ompletegabsencegofgfreedomgofgaction,gintelligence,gintentgorgnegligenc
egongthegpartgofgthegaccused.
a. Justifying c.gAggravating
b. Exempting d.gMitigating
27. Undergourglaws,gwhatgisgthegagegofgfullgresponsibility?
a. 9gyearsg andg belowgofginfancy
b. Betweeng9gandg15gyears
c. 18gtog 70gyearsg ofg ageg (gadolescenceg tog maturity)
d. Overg9gunderg15gactinggwithgdiscernment,g15gorgovergbutglessgthang
18;goverg70gyearsgofgage
28. Agegofg absoluteg irresponsibility.
a. 9gyearsg andg belowgofginfancy
b. Betweeng9gandg15gyears
c. 18gtog 70g yearsg ofg ageg (adolescencegtog maturity)
d. Overg9gunderg15gactinggwithgdiscernment,g15gorgovergbutglessgthang
18;goverg70gyearsgofgage
29. Whichgamonggthegfollowinggmaygbegconsideredgasgangalternati
vegcircumstance?
a. Relationship
b. Intoxication
c. Degreegofginstructiongandgeducationgofgthegoffender
d. Allgofgthegforegoing
30. Xg andg Yg stabbedg Z,g injuringg theg Zg ing theg process,g Xg andg Yg
aregconsideredgas;
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