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. Introduction

1. What is a Penal Law; What is a Special Penal Law

1. Inmates of NBP vs. de Lima, G.R. Nos. 212719/214637, June 25, 2019

2. ACTUS REUS
2. a 3, RPC
3. People vs. Gonzales, 183 SCRA 309, G.R No. 80762 March 19, 1990
4. Voluntary Acts
5. Nichomachean Ethics, V, 8
6. Summa Theologica, First Part of Second Part, Questions 6-21

3. MENS REA
7. Dolo and Culpa
8. Villareal vs. People, 664 SCRA 519, G.R. No. 151258 February 1, 2012
9. General Intent vs. Specific Intent
10. People vs. Delim, 396 SCRA 386, G.R. No. 142773 January 28, 2003
11. When malice is presumed
12. Manuel vs. People, 476 SCRA 461, G.R. No. 165842 November 29, 2005

4. Strict Liability
13. People vs. Dela Rosa, 284 SCRA 158, G.R. No. 84857 January 16, 1998
14. ABS-CBN Corporation vs. Gozon, 753 SCRA 1, G.R. No. 195956 March 11,
2015
15. Dungo vs. People, 761 SCRA 375, G.R. No. 209464, July 1, 2015
16. People v. Amago, G.R. No. 227739, [January 15, 2020]

5. What is a Special Penal Law

6. SPL and Penalties

17. Mercado vs. People, 392 SCRA 687, G.R. No. 149375, November 26, 2002

7. Prescription of SPL
18. Act No. 3326
19. Articles 90-93, RPC
20. Republic vs. Cojuangco, Jr., 674 SCRA 492, G.R. No. 139930, June 26, 2012

8. RPC is suppletory
21. Article 10, RPC
22. People vs. Simon, 234 SCRA 555, G.R. No. 93028, July 29, 1994
23. Ladonga v. People, G.R. No. 141066, [February 17, 2005], 492 PHIL 60-73

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