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Criminal Law | Pattern | ESSAY
Medium
(a) Identify the doctrine of Pattern in Plunder under the Revised Penal Code and state its controlling elements. (b) Applying that doctrine to the facts below, determine whether plunder under Republic Act No. 7080 is est...
Citations: R.A. 7080 (Plunder), Revised Penal Code, Book II, Title Seven
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Criminal Law | Definition | ESSAY
Medium
(a) Define felony under the Revised Penal Code and state its essential elements. (b) Apply that definition to the following facts: Marco, a private citizen, privately tells his friend Liza, "Let's burglarize the nearby d...
Citations: Revised Penal Code, Article 6 (Solicitation to Commit a Felony) - Lawphil
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Criminal Law | Definition | ESSAY
Medium
(a) Define felony under the Revised Penal Code and state its essential elements. (b) Apply that definition to the following facts: Nestor and Liza, private citizens, meet and agree to break into their neighbor’s house to...
Citations: Revised Penal Code, Philippines (definition and elements of felonies), Conspiracy and proposal to commit felony doctrine under the RPC (Two or more persons, agreement to commit a felony; punishable as if committed)
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Criminal Law | Definition | ESSAY
Medium
(a) State the essential elements of a felony under the Revised Penal Code. (b) Apply that definition to the following facts: Jorge, a private citizen, is found in possession of a loaded handgun inside his residence. He h...
Citations: Revised Penal Code, Art. 4 (definition of felony), Republic Act No. 10591 (Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act)
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Criminal Law | Definition | ESSAY
Medium
(a) State the essential elements of a felony under the Revised Penal Code. (b) Apply that definition to the following facts: Liza, a private citizen, goes to her neighbor's store and says, "Pay me Php 4,000 or I will rep...
Citations: Revised Penal Code, Article 6 (Felonies and Misdemeanors), Revised Penal Code, Article 294 (Extortion)
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Criminal Law | Definition | ESSAY
Medium
a) State the essential elements of a felony under the Revised Penal Code. b) Apply that definition to the following facts: Cara, a private citizen, enters a hardware store after hours and, by threats of reporting her riv...
Citations: Revised Penal Code (Book I) – definitions of felonies; essential elements of crimes, RPC Article 294 (Extortion)
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Criminal Law | Indeterminate Sentence Law - Act No. 4103, as amended | ESSAY
Medium
D is convicted of murder, an offense punishable under the Revised Penal Code by imprisonment not less than 20 years and not more than 40 years. The trial court imposes a minimum term of 15 years and a maximum term of 28...
Citations: Act No. 4103, as amended (Indeterminate Sentence Law), Revised Penal Code (offsense penalties, e.g., murder 20–40 years)
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Criminal Law | Indeterminate Sentence Law - Act No. 4103, as amended | ESSAY
Medium
Dante is convicted of murder, an offense punishable under the Revised Penal Code by imprisonment not less than twenty years and not more than forty years. The trial court imposes a minimum term of eighteen (18) years and...
Citations: Act No. 4103, as amended (Indeterminate Sentence Law), Revised Penal Code penalties for murder
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Criminal Law | Definition | ESSAY
Medium
Define felony under the Revised Penal Code and state its essential elements. (a) State the essential elements of a felony. (b) Apply that definition to the following facts: Marc Santos, a private citizen, tells his neigh...
Citations: Act No. 3815 (The Revised Penal Code)
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Criminal Law | Definition | ESSAY
Medium
Define felony under the Revised Penal Code and state its essential elements. (a) State the essential elements of a felony. (b) Apply that definition to the following facts: Dante, a private citizen, enters a grocery stor...
Citations: Revised Penal Code (Act No. 3815), Articles on Felonies (definition) and Robbery; Lawphil.net
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Criminal Law | Definition | ESSAY
Medium
Define felony under the Revised Penal Code and state its essential elements. (a) State the essential elements. (b) Apply that definition to the following facts: Diego, a private citizen, forcibly takes from his neighbor...
Citations: Revised Penal Code (Act No. 3815)
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Criminal Law | Definition | ESSAY
Medium
Define felony under the Revised Penal Code and state its essential elements. (a) State the essential elements. (b) Apply that definition to the following facts: Kai, a private citizen, goes to his neighbor's house at nig...
Citations: Revised Penal Code, Philippines
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Criminal Law | Definition | ESSAY
Medium
Define felony under the Revised Penal Code and state its essential elements. Apply that definition to the following facts: Atty. Rivera, a private citizen, threatens a neighbor by saying, "Give me Php 5,000 or I’ll punch...
Citations: Revised Penal Code (Act No. 3815)
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Criminal Law | Retroactive Effect of Penal Laws | ESSAY
Medium
...January 10, 2021, Mina killed her spouse in a fit of rage. Under the Revised Penal Code, the penalty for murder ranged from 12 to 20 years. On September 30, 2023, the Legislature enacted a new law reducing the penalty f...
Citations: Article 22, Revised Penal Code
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Criminal Law | Indeterminate Sentence Law - Act No. 4103, as amended | ESSAY
Medium
Miguel is convicted of murder, an offense punishable under the Revised Penal Code by imprisonment not less than 20 years and not more than 40 years. The trial court imposes a minimum term of 15 years and a maximum term o...
Citations: Indeterminate Sentence Law, Act No. 4103, as amended, Revised Penal Code, Article 248 (Murder)
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Criminal Law | Indeterminate Sentence Law - Act No. 4103, as amended | ESSAY
Medium
Paulo is convicted of murder, an offense punishable under the Revised Penal Code by imprisonment not less than twenty (20) years and not more than forty (40) years. The trial court imposes a minimum term of eighteen (18)...
Citations: Indeterminate Sentence Law (Act No. 4103, as amended), Revised Penal Code
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Criminal Law | Indeterminate Sentence Law - Act No. 4103, as amended | ESSAY
Medium
Ramón is convicted of murder, an offense punishable under the Revised Penal Code by imprisonment not less than twenty (20) years and not more than forty (40) years. The trial court imposes a minimum term of twelve (12) y...
Citations: Indeterminate Sentence Law (Act No. 4103, as amended), Revised Penal Code
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Criminal Law | Suppletory Application of Revised Penal Code to Special Laws - RPC, Art. 10 | ESSAY
Medium
...he online gambling site and handles bets. (a) Under Article 10 of the Revised Penal Code, is the RPC applicable as the suppletory rule to determine P’s liability as an accomplice? (b) What elements must be proven to conv...
Citations: Revised Penal Code, Art. 10, Revised Penal Code, arts. 6-7
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Criminal Law | Suppletory Application of Revised Penal Code to Special Laws - RPC, Art. 10 | ESSAY
Medium
...es not pilot the drone or touch the data. (a) Under Article 10 of the Revised Penal Code, is the RPC applicable as the suppletory rule to determine M’s liability as an accomplice? (b) What elements must be proven to conv...
Citations: Revised Penal Code, Art. 10
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Criminal Law | Suppletory Application of Revised Penal Code to Special Laws - RPC, Art. 10 | ESSAY
Medium
...I does not touch the hospital’s systems. (a) Under Article 10 of the Revised Penal Code, is the RPC applicable as the suppletory rule to determine I’s liability as an accomplice? (b) What elements must be proven to conv...
Citations: Revised Penal Code, Arts. 6, 10
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Criminal Law | Suppletory Application of Revised Penal Code to Special Laws - RPC, Art. 10 | ESSAY
Medium
...t handle patient data or medical records. (a) Under Article 10 of the Revised Penal Code, is the RPC applicable as the suppletory rule to determine D’s liability as an accomplice? (b) What elements must be proven to conv...
Citations: Revised Penal Code, Article 10
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Labor and Social Legislation | Distinguished from Estafa - Revised Penal Code, Arts. 315, 316, and 318 | ESSAY
Medium
...the topic’s scope while avoiding repetition of the provided examples. Revised Penal Code, Arts. 315-318 (Estafa), Migrant...
Citations: Revised Penal Code, Arts. 315-318 (Estafa), Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act (R.A. 8042), Sec. 6 (Illegal recruitment), Labor regulations and POEA guidelines on recruitment and placement (for context)
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Labor and Social Legislation | Distinguished from Estafa - Revised Penal Code, Arts. 315, 316, and 318 | ESSAY
Medium
...es could apply, discuss how conviction could proceed and the possible penalties for each offense. This question is focused on a nuanced, material difference: a licensed recruiter using forged documents to extract fees. I...
Citations: Revised Penal Code, Arts. 315-318 (Estafa), Labor Code and POEA regulations on illegal recruitment and placement (Philippines), Relevant jurisprudence on distinguishing illegal recruitment from estafa (where applicable)
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Labor and Social Legislation | Distinguished from Estafa - Revised Penal Code, Arts. 315, 316, and 318 | ESSAY
Medium
...es could apply, discuss how conviction could proceed and the possible penalties for each offense. This question is focused on a core Bar-worthy distinction: illegal recruitment (licensing/regulatory breach) versus estafa...
Citations: Revised Penal Code Articles 315-318 (Estafa), Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act (RA 8042), POEA regulations on licensing and illegal recruitment