Course Outline

1) FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES

I. CRIMINAL LAW
a. CRIME
b. OFFENSE
II. WHEN ACT TAKES EFFECT
ART. 1
III. APPLICABILITY
ART 2.

2) FELONIES

IV. FELONIES
ART. 3
a. ELEMENTS OF FELONIES
b. CLASSIFICATIONS OF CRIMES
i. DOLO OR CULPA
ii. MALA PROHIBITA
iii. MALA IN SE
V. CRIMINAL LIABILITY
ART. 4
a. PROXIMATE CAUSE
b. IMPOSSIBLE CRIME (REQUISITES)
VI. CONSUMATED, FRUSTRATED & ATTEMPTED FELONIES
ART. 6
a. OVERT ACT
VII. LIGHT FELONIES
ART. 7
VIII. CONSPIRACY AND PROPOSAL TO COMMIT FELONY
ART. 8
IX. CLASSIFICATION OF FELONIES
ART. 9
a. GRAVE FELONIES
b. LESS GRAVE FELONIES
c. LIGHT FELONIES
3) CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH AFFECT CRIMINAL LIABILITY

X. JUSTIFYING CIRCUMSTANCES
ART. 11
a. SELF-DEFENSE
b. DEFENSE OF RELATIVES
c. DEFENSE OF STRANGER
d. AVOIDANCE OF GREATER EVIL OR STATE OF NECESSITY
XI. EXEMPTING CIRCUMSTANCES
ART. 12
a. IMBECILITY OR INSANITY
b. MINORITY
c. PERSON OVER 15YRS OLD BUT UNDER 18YRS OLD
d. ACCIDENT W/O FAULT OR INTENTION OF CAUSING IT
e. A PERSONG WHO ACTS UNDER THE COMPLUSION OF AN
IRRESISTIBLE FORCE
f. ACT UNDER UNCONROLLABLE FEAR
g. INSUPERABLE CAUSE
XII. MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
ART. 13
a. INCOMPLETE JUSTIFYING OR EXEMTING CIRCUMSTANCES
b. OVER 15 & UNDER 18, IF THERE IS DISCERNEMNT, OR OVER 70YRS
OLD
c. NO INTENTION TO COMMIT SO GRAVE A WRONG
d. PROVOCATION OR THREAT
e. VINDICATION OF GRAVE OFFENSE
f. PASSION OR OBFUSCATION
g. SURRENDER & CONFESSION OF GUILT
h. PHYSICAL DEFECT OF OFFENDER
i. ILLNESS OF THE OFFENDER
j. SIMILAR OR ANALOGOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
XIII. AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES
ART. 14
a. ADVANTAGE BE TAKEN BY THE OFFENDER OF HIS PUBLIC POSITION
b. CRIME COMMITED IN CONTEMPT OF OR WITH INSULT TO THE
PUBLIC AUTHO.
c. DISREGARD OF AGE, SEX, OR DWELLING OF THE OFFENDED PARTY
d. ABUSE IF CONFIDENCE AND OBVIOUS UNGRATEFULNESS
e. PALACE AND PLACES OF COMMISSION OF OFFENSE
f. NIGHT TIME, UNINHABITED PLACE OR BAND
g. CRIME COMMITTED ON THE OCCASION OF CONFLAGRATION ETC.
 h. CRIME COMMITED WITH THE AID OF ARMED MEN
i. ACCUSED IS A RECIDIVIST
j. REITERACION OR HABITUALITY
k. CRIME COMMITTED IN CONSIDERATION OF A PRICE
l. BY MEANS OF INUNDATION, FIRE, ETC,
m. COMMITTED WITH EVIDENT PREMEDITATION
n. CRAFT, FRAUD OR DISGUISE BE EMPLOYES
o. ADVANTAGE OF SUPERIOR STRENGTH
p. COMMITTED WITH TREACHERY
q. IGNOMITY
r. COMMITTED AFTER AN UNLAWFUL ENTRY
s. BREAKING WALL
t. AID OF MINOR OR BY MEANS OF MOTOR VEHICLE
u. CRUELTY
XIV. ALTERNATIVE CIRCUMSTANCES
ART. 15

4) PERSON CRIMINALLY LIABLE

XV. WHO ARE CRIMINALLY LIABLE

ART. 16
XVI. PRINCIPALS
ART. 17
a. DIRECT PARTICIPATION
b. INDUCTION
c. INDISPENSABLE COOPERATION
XVII. ACCOMPLICE
ART. 18
XVIII. ACCESSORIES
ART. 19
XIX. ACCESSORIES WHO ARE EXEMPT FROM CRIMINAL LIABILITY
ART. 20

5) PENALTIES

XX. WHAT ARE PENALTIES

ART 27
XXI. COMPUTATION OF PENALTIES
ART. 28
XXII. PARDON
ART. 36
XXIII. PROBATION
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XXIV. PRESCRIPTION OF PENALTIES