Name: October 28-29, 2023

Criminal Law 2

Answer the question directly, citing the law/rule. The answer shall be made on the yellow paper.

Quiz 1 (Final Term)

1. On the evening of November 30, 2023, around 11 o’clock, U mauled his wife G and, with
the use of alcohol intended for a coleman or lantern, doused her wife with it and set her
ablaze at their home. G was brought to the hospital for treatment by a certain D who
informed the attending hospital personnel, which included Dr. T, that it was U who set
her on fire. G was found to have suffered a contusion on the left cheek and on the lower
lip, laceration on the right parietal area and the left temporal area, and thermal burns of
her body. Due to the severity of the injuries, the victim died from multiple organ failure
secondary to thermal burns. Will the charge for parricide against U prosper?
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2. On November 26, 2008, at around 6:30 in the morning, X, who worked as a butcher,
came home from the slaughterhouse carrying his tools of trade, a knife, a bolo, and a
sharpener. His wife, Y, who was then 7 months pregnant, was preparing their children
for school and waiting for him to come home from work. For reasons known to X alone,
X stabbed his wife 14 times. As a result, Y died, as well as her unborn child. What crime
or crimes did X commit?
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3. The X siblings ganged up on Y, mauling him with fist blows that made him fall on the
ground. In that helpless position, X hit him with a hollow block and the other 2
continued mauling him. The people who witnessed the incident, shouted to them to
stop, and then the policeman arrived causing Xs’ to stop and flee to their house. What
crime or crimes Xs’ committed?
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4. X, Y, and Z (son of Y) and three other individuals were having a drinking spree. At around
noon, Y’s other son, V, joined the group. After taking about 3 to 4 bottles of beer, X
slipped out, went to his house to get the bolo, and while V was sitting among the group,
X took out his bolo and hacked V on the left side of the head, causing a 15.25-
centimeter-long laceration. X next attacked Y. As a result, Y died from the injuries he
sustained.
a. What is the criminal liability of X?
b. Can X invoke intoxication as a mitigating circumstance because the stabbing
incident ensued in the course of a drinking spree?

5. X (wife) visited Z (kumare) at her home on the pretext of inquiring as to the

whereabouts of her husband Y. Once inside, X whistled for her husband Y and he
immediately appeared at the doorstep. X then suddenly pinned Z to the floor. Y
forcefully removed Z’s skirt and panty, removed his shorts placed himself on top of Z,
and consummated the rape. May X be charged with rape committed by sexual
intercourse?
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