Criminal Law 1: Sample Exam Questions

1. A, B, and C agreed to kill D. Te! went to look "or D and te! "ound im in is garden tending
is or#ard. A, B, and C "urter agreed tat A would $e te one to soot D. A wile aiming is
ri"le against D ad se#ond tougts a$out wat e is a$out to do. A $a#k%tra#ked and was
"ollowed $! B and C. &s tere a #onspira#!' (at #rime, i" an!, was #ommitted $! A, B, and C'
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). A it B wit is "ist inside a running *eepne! $e#ause B was snat#ing is +A,s- wat#. B "ell
"rom te *eepne! and it is ead on te pa.ement #ausing is +B,s- deat. &s A lia$le' (!'
/. A, armed wit a 0mm #ali$er pistol, and B, wo as no weapon ro$$ed a store. &n te #ourse
o" te ro$$er!, te! were seen $! poli#eman C wo was armed wit a /1 #ali$er re.ol.er. C
demanded tat A and B surrender $ut A instead "ired at C and missed. C returned te sot and
in te ex#ange, A and B were killed so wit te store%owner 2. &t was "ound tat te tree were
killed $! /1 #ali$er $ullets "ired "rom C,s gun. &s C lia$le "or te deat o" A, B, and 2' (!'
3. A and B li.ed as us$and and wi"e "or se.eral !ears. B, te woman, elped A in teir dail!
li.es $! selling .egeta$les in te pu$li# market. A su$se4uentl! "ell in lo.e wit a !ounger
woman, 2, and le"t B. 5ne da!, B saw A and 2 walking. Se $e#ame *ealous and rused to A
and sta$$ed im. B was prose#uted "or omi#ide and was #on.i#ted, B #laimed on appeal tat
se $e #redited wit te mitigating #ir#umstan#e o" passion and o$"us#ation. &s B #orre#t' (!'
6. A was #on.i#ted o" rape on 5#to$er 1, )778. A appealed te *udgment o" #on.i#tion. (ile
A,s #on.i#tion was on appeal, e #ommitted omi#ide inside te national penitentiar!. &s A a
re#idi.ist' (!' Supposing wile A,s #on.i#tion was on appeal, A es#aped and a"ter es#aping,
A raped 2. &s e a re#idi.ist'
8. 2 was #arged o" omi#ide "or killing 9. During te trial, it was pro.en tat wen 2 killed 9 e
#ame "rom a drug den and tat wile in said pla#e e smoked mari*uana. 2 was #on.i#ted.
(at is te e""e#t i" an! on te penalt! imposa$le upon 2 o" is a.ing $een in a drug den'
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:. A was #arged wit te #rime o" "rustrated omi#ide. ;omi#ide is penali<ed $! re#lusion
temporal in its "ull extent.
a.- (at is te penalt! "or "rustrated omi#ide'
$.- Suppose tere is one mitigating #ir#umstan#e, wat would $e te penalt!'
#.- Suppose tere are two mitigating and one aggra.ating #ir#umstan#es, wat would $e te
penalt!'
1. (en is te &ndeterminate Senten#e not appli#a$le'
0. &n =anuar! 1017, 2 killed B a"ter an argument. Te killing was witnessed $! 9, $ut 9 kept
silent. 2 le"t te pla#e and went to >indanao. &n )771, 2 #ame $a#k to >anila. A"ter 2 #ame
$a#k, 9 $roke is silen#e and pointed to 2 as te #ulprit in te killing o" B. 2 was #arged wit
omi#ide. 2 mo.ed to dismiss te #ase on te ground tat te #rime as pres#ri$ed. &" !ou were
te *udge, ow would !ou rule on te motion'
17. A was #arged $e"ore te ?TC o" >anila "or te #rime o" omi#ide. A"ter trial, te #ourt
#on.i#ted te a##used o" te #rime #arged, and a"ter #onsidering te mitigating and
aggra.ating #ir#umstan#es, imposed a penalt! o" prision #orre##ional in its medium period o" 3
!ears to te medium period o" prision ma!or o" 1 !ears. A, "inding te de#ision o" te trial #ourt
not to is liking, appealed te de#ision o" te trial #ourt to te Court o" Appeals. Te latter #ourt
"ound tat te imposa$le penalt! sould not ex#eed 8 !ears a"ter #onsidering te oter
mitigating #ir#umstan#es present wi# te trial #ourt "ailed to appre#iate. Te a##used ten
"iled an appli#ation "or pro$ation $e#ause te penalt! imposed $! te appellate #ourt was
pro$ationa$le. &s te a##used entitled to pro$ation' (!'
11. 2 was #arged wit murder. 2 was #on.i#ted o" murder and te trial #ourt imposed te
penalt! o" re#lusion perpetua. &s 2 entitled to te imposition o" te indeterminate senten#e'
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1). (o are not entitled to te $ene"it o" te @ro$ation law'
1/. 2 was #arged and #on.i#ted o" omi#ide. Te #ourt "ound tat tere were tree ordinar!
mitigating #ir#umstan#es and one aggra.ating #ir#umstan#e. ;omi#ide is penali<ed $! re#lusion
temporal. &mpose te indeterminate penalt! upon 2.
13. (en would a person in#ur #riminal lia$ilit!'
16. ?i#k! was re.iewing "or te $ar exam wen te #ommander o" a .igilante group #ame to
im and sowed im a list o" "i.e poli#emen to $e li4uidated $! tem "or gra"t and #orruption. ;e
was "urter asked i" an! o" tem is inno#ent. A"ter going o.er te list, ?i#k! pointed to two o" te
poli#emen as onest. Later, te .igilante group li4uidated te tree oter poli#emen in te list.
Te #ommander o" te .igilante group reported te li4uidation to ?i#k!. &s ?i#k! #riminall!
lia$le' +Bar Question-
18. >arlon, en.ious o" is $roter =erome, planned to kill te latter $! poison. @ursuant to is
plan, e pur#ased a poisonous su$stan#e "rom te drugstore. ;e put te su$stan#e in is
$roter,s #o""ee te "ollowing morning. Anknown to im, owe.er, te store #lerk mistakenl!
ga.e im powdered milk instead o" poisonB en#e is $roter did not die.
a.- (at #rime, i" an!, did >arlon #ommit'
$.- Suppose tat, $e#ause o" is a#ute la#tose intoleran#e, =erome su""ered "rom se.ere
diarrea and ad to $e ospitali<ed "or 17 da!s "or ingesting te #o""ee wit powdered milk.
(ould !our answer to te "irst 4uestion $e te same' +)771 SBC @re%(eek re.iewer-

Criminal Law ): Sample Exam Questions
1. ?oland, 10 !ears old, was prose#uted "or illegal possession o" sa$u. Being a "irst%time
o""ender, e was pla#ed on pro$ation under te super.ision o" te Dangerous Drugs Board "or 8
monts. Terea"ter, te #ourt dismisses is #ase and ordered is dis#arge. Later, e took te
C@A Board Examination. &n te appli#ation under oat, e answered CDoC to te 4uestion o"
weter or not an! #riminal #ase as e.en $een "iled against im in an! #ourt in te @ilippines.
(at #rime, i" an!, ma e $e prose#uted "or'
). Armed wit a sear# warrant, te DB& agents went to te ouse o" >r. Ci to sear# te
same "or proi$ited drugs. Einding no proi$ited drugs, one DB& agent pla#ed a $ox "ull o" dried
mari*uana lea.es inside >r. Ci,s #a$inet and troug treat o" prose#ution "or .iolation o"
Dangerous Drugs Law, demanded @177,777.77 "rom >r. Ci wo ga.e te amount out o" "ear.
(at #rime or #rimes ma! te DB& agents $e lia$le "or' (!'
/. B #allenged 2 to a "igt and terea"ter "rontall! assaulted te latter, 2 parried te $low and a
p!si#al struggle ensued. 2, wo was $igger and stronger, o.erpowered B wo was alread!
exausted and elplessl! l!ing wit is "a#e down to te ground, wit 2 sitting on is $a#k. &n
tis position, 2 remo.ed is $elt, tied is ands terewit and stood up in order to rea# "or a
$oulder o" stone near$! wi# e dropped on te ead o" B wi# #ause is deat. (at #rime,
i" an!, will !ou #arge B wit' (!'
3. (ile stud!ing in >anila, > li.ed wit is sister wo was married to B. 5ne a"ternoon, > saw
B,s #ar parked on te street in "ront o" teir ouse. > got te ke! to B,s #ar witout te latter,s
knowledge, dro.e te #ar to anoter street $eind te ouse were e took te stereo sets and
te two side mirrors wi# e sold in order to "inan#e is assorted .i#es, lea.ing te #ar tereat.
(at #rime, i" an!, will !ou prose#ute > "or'
6. Te "ater ad sexual inter#ourse wit is 1:%!ear%old daugter wo e as $een pro.iding
wit support and edu#ation. Te daugter admitted tat te sexual inter#ourse was wit er
#onsent. &" !ou were te @u$li# @rose#utor, wat #rimeFs will !ou #arge te "ater wit'
8. 2, a #ustodian o" re#ords in a pri.ate lending #ompan!, $rougt ome te promissor! note
and te #attel mortgage #ontra#t exe#uted $! is parents as e.iden#e o" inde$tedness to te
#ompan!. Eor "ailure o" te parents to pa! teir o$ligation on te due date, te #ompan! "iled a
#i.il #ase in te #ourt "or te #olle#tion o" inde$tedness. Te #ourt, owe.er, dismissed te #i.il
#ase "or "ailure o" te #ompan! to present e.iden#e o" te o$ligation "rom te said promissor!
note and #attel mortgage #ontra#t. (at #rimeFs, i" an! will !ou #arge 2 wit'
:. ;, a ouse maid, entered te opened master,s $edroom in order to #lean te same. Seeing
te master,s lo#ked *ewelr! $ox on te dresser set, ; took it in order to $ring it outside te
ouse, were se tougt o" dropping a $oulder o" stone to "or#e to open it. ;owe.er, $e"ore
se #ould exit at te $a#k door, se met er master,s son wo gra$$ed te *ewelr! $ox "rom
er. (at #rime, i" an!, will !ou #arge ; wit'
1. ABC Corporation leased its $uilding togeter wit all te e4uipment. TG sets and air
#onditioning units terein to S, wit te agreement tat upon te termination o" te lease, S will
return te same to ABC Corporation. (en te lease agreement expired, S remo.ed, took, and
#arried awa! all te 67 air #onditioning units witout te knowledge and #onsent o" te
#orporation,s representati.e. (at #rime, i" an!, will !ou prose#ute S "or'
0. 5ne Erida! e.ening, > pur#ased gro#er! items "rom B in te amount o" @17,777. Sin#e >
did not a.e te #as, e ga.e B a #e#k wort @17,777 gi.en $! is #lient, as a guarantee tat
> will #ome $a#k te "ollowing >onda! to repla#e te #e#k wit is own. As promised, e
returned te "ollowing >onda! and repla#ed te #e#k. 5n te same da!, B deposited >,s
#e#k wit te $ank wi# disonored te same "or la#k o" su""i#ient "unds. > "ailed to pa! te
amount despite demands. Altoug B ad alread! "iled a #riminal #ase "or .iolation o" B@ ))
against >, e still asked "or !our ad.i#e weter e #an still "ile a #ase "or esta"a against >.
(at will $e !our ad.i#e'
17. As pa!ment "or is inde$tedness, C ga.e 9 a #e#k in te amount o" @177,777 on =ul! 1,
1000, wit te re4uest to deposit te same a"ter 6 da!s, sin#e C was expe#ting is #ustomers to
pa! im teir a##ounts witin tis period. 5n te 6t da!, C #alled 9 and asked te latter not to
deposit te #e#k until August 16, 1000 to wi# 9 agreed on #ondition tat te a##ount sall
$ear o" /H per mont. 5n August 16, 1000, C again #alled 9 and re4uested te latter to deposit
te #e#k on 5#to$er 6, 1000 wit te same rate o" interest on te assuran#e tat in te e.ent
C #annot pa! on 5#to$er 6, 1000, C will assign is #ar to 9. (en 9 deposited te #e#k on
5#to$er 6, 1000, te same $oun#ed "or insu""i#ient "unds and despite demands, C "ailed to pa!
te .alue o" te #e#k. (at #rime or #rimes, i" an!, will !ou #arge C wit'
11. ; and ( were married in te pro.in#e wit a "orged marriage li#ense and terea"ter li.ed
togeter as us$and and wi"e "or man! !ears. 5wing to te demand o" is work, ; was
trans"erred to >akati Cit! wi# ne#essitated tat e $e separated "rom te wi"e wo was
sta!ing in te pro.in#e. (ile in >akati Cit!, ; and a "emale #o%emplo!ee "ell in lo.e wit ea#
oter and got married $e"ore a #it! *udge. ( learned a$out is marriage so se "iled a #riminal
#ase against ; "or $igam!. &" !our were te *udge, ow will !ou de#ide te #ase'
1). Two Ara$ nationals tied te ands and "eet o" a teenage male on%$oarder, and laid im "a#e
down te "loor. &n tis position, te! took turns satis"!ing teir lust $! inserting teir sexual organ
into te $o!,s anus. &" !ou were te #ounsel "or te $o!, wat #rime will !ou #arge te two Ara$
nationals wit'
1/. Ander te same "a#ts in te immediatel! pre#eding pro$lem, and wit te addition tat
during te preliminar! in.estigation in te o""i#e o" te pu$li# prose#utor, te teenage $o!
de#ided to expressl! pardon te two Ara$ nationals a.ing $een gi.en a su$stantial amount o"
mone!. Te $o! "iled an a""ida.it o" desistan#e stating tat e ad alread! expressl! pardoned
te two Ara$s "or te #rime te! #ommitted and re4uested te pu$li# prose#utor to dismiss te
#riminal #ase. Assuming tat !ou are te pu$li# prose#utor, will !ou grant te $o!,s re4uest'
13. A, an applian#e salesman, le"t te applian#es e is o""ering "or sale in te ouse o" 2 on a
trial $asis wit te understanding tat i" se does not #all is o""i#e witin one week, te
applian#es are deemed sold. Te "ollowing da!, 2 sold te applian#es to er neig$or. Despite
demands, 2 "ailed to return te applian#es or deli.er te pro#eeds o" te same. (at #rime, i"
an!, ma! !ou prose#ute 2 "or'
16. &n pa!ment o" is inde$tedness, 2 issued to is $roter, wo is li.ing in te same ouse, a
#e#k amounting to @)7,777 wi#, owe.er, was disonored $! te $ank wen presented "or
pa!ment "or insu""i#ien#! o" "unds. Despite demands, 2 "ailed to make good te .alue o" te
#e#k. (at #rime, i" an!, ma! 2 e prose#uted "or'
18. &n te middle o" te nigt, A "or#ed open te door o" >,s apartment. Entering troug te
door, e "ound >,s motor#!#le in te sala. ;e pused te motor#!#le out o" te apartment, rode
on it and ne.er returned te same. (at #rime did A #ommit'
1:. A, an elementar! s#ool tea#er, troug a promise o" making I, is "emale pupil wo was
11 !ears old te #lass .aledi#torian upon graduation, su##eeded in making I per"orm las#i.ious
a#ts on is pri.ate parts. (at #rime, i" an!, was #ommitted $! A'
11. =@ and I; are te $est o" "riends. Tus, =@ still in.ited I; to is $irtda! #ele$ration, e.en
toug I; was #arged o" re$ellion and was now #onsidered a "ugiti.e "rom *usti#e "or e.ading
prose#ution. I;, wo ne.er missed an! o" =@,s $irtda! parties, #ame togeter wit is "ellow
re$el soldiers. I; and is #ompanions are and drank until te wee ours o" te morning. Big
$roter, wo was also in te part!, reported te same to te autorities. Eor su# a#ts, =@ was
#riminall! #arged, in two separate in"ormations, +1- o" re$ellion in #onspira#! wit I; under te
?@C and +)- o" .iolating @D 11)0 "or ar$oring and #on#ealing I;, wom e knows or
suspe#ts to a.e #ommitted re$ellion. A $rilliant law!er, =@ argued tat a.ing $een #arged o"
re$ellion, e #ould no longer $e #arged "or allegedl! .iolating @D 11)0, a spe#ial law, as su#
alleged .iolation is a$sor$ed in or a #omponent o" te simple #rime o" re$ellion. &s e #orre#t'
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