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Affecting
Criminal
Justifying Circumstances
Exempting Circumstances
Mitigating Circumstances
Aggravating Circumstances
Alternative Circumstances
Imputability v. Responsibility
Imputability the act committed has
been freely and consciously done and
may be put down to the doer as his very
own (his own actions are attributed to
him)
Responsibility obligation of suffering
the consequences of the crime
Imputability means that a certain action
is simply attributed to a person;
responsibility means a person must take
the consequence of such certain action
No guilt, no responsibility
I. Justifying Circumstances
Act of a person is in accordance with
the law is deemed not to have
transgressed the law and is free
from both criminal and civil liability
Art. 11. Justifying Circumstances
the following does not incur any
criminal liability
(1) Anyone who acts in defense of
his person or rights, provided
(b)
(c)
(d)