CRIMINAL LAW BOOK 1

MIST | 2ND Semester 2021

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-This assessment will be due on 12:00NOON of 28 March 2021. LATE submission will
NOT be accepted, and will be considered NOT submitted.

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INSTRUCTIONS:
(1) This assessment is worth 30 points only.
(2) Write true if the statement is correct, or false if it is wrong.
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MIST 28 March 2021
SURNAME, GIVEN NAME
SECTION/CLASS
Full time or Working student
Age & Civil Status
Specific Place of Residence

True of False
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3.
x.
x.
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 TRUE OR FALSE
*Reminder: always prepare/download a dictionary*

1. Criminal laws punishes crimes committed within Philippine territory only.

2. The Principle of territoriality adhered to in Article 2 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC)
means that Philippine penal laws are enforceable only within its territory.

3. Philippine Criminal Laws does not apply to crimes committed on board a Philippine
airship flying over the European Union.

4. Philippine Criminal Laws does not apply to crimes committed by public officers or
employees in connection and in the exercise of their functions, if committed in the
United States.

5. A penal law can make an act punishable in a manner which was not punishable when
committed.

6. Penal laws are strictly construed against the accused and in favor of the complainants.

7. The Revised Penal Code is based on the positivist theory of criminal law.

8. The Philippine Criminal Justice System observe the French Rule.

9. A person caught in possession of opium on board a foreign merchant vessel docked in

a Philippine port is not liable because the fact alone does not constitute a breach of
public order.

10. Philippine courts have jurisdiction over crimes committed on board a foreign
warship within Philippine territorial waters.

11. Felonies are acts and omissions punishable by the Revised Penal Code.

12. The word “Act” in Article 3 means any bodily movement.

13. Internal/ Mental acts are beyond the sphere of penal law.

14. A criminal thought will never constitute a felony.

15. The word “Omission” in Article 3 means the failure to perform a positive duty which
one is bound to do pursuant to law.

16. In culpable felonies, the act or omission of the offender is malicious.

17. In intentional felonies, the act or omission of the offender is not malicious.
18. Felonies committed by dolo or culpa are punishable when committed voluntarily and
involuntarily.

19. Murder and robbery are culpable felonies.

20. Culpable acts are not punishable if there was no intent to cause an evil.

21. A criminal act is presumed to be voluntary.

22. One who acts without intelligence necessarily has no intent to do an injury to
another.

23. Intent is a mental state, the existence of which is shown by the over acts of a person.

24. Criminal intent is presumed from the commission of an unlawful act.

25. There is no felony by dolo if there is no intent.

26. Ignorance of the law is a valid legal defense which can relieve an accused from
criminal liability.

27. An honest mistake of fact is an admission of one’s criminal intent.

28. When the accused is charged with intentional felony, absence of criminal intent is
not a defense.

29. When the accused is negligent, mistake of fact is a valid defense.

30. In culpable felonies, the injury caused to another should be unintentional.

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