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this code shall take effect on the 1st day of January, 1932
Article2-
the provision of this code shall be enforce not only within the Philippine archipelago,
including its atmosphere, its interior waters and maritime zone, but also outside of its
jurisdiction, against those who:
1. should commit an offense while on Philippine ship or airship
2. should forge of counterfeit any coin or currency note of the Philippine island
3. should be liable for the acts connected with the introduction of these island
of the obligation
4. while being public official or employees, should commit offense in the
exercise of their functions
5. should commit any of the crimes against national security and the law of
nation
Article3-
Elements of felonies
1. that there must be an act of omission
2. that the acts or omission must be punishable by the revised penal code
3. that the act is performed or omission incurred by means dolo or culpa
Article4-criminal liability
-impossible crime
Article5-
-Whenever a court has knowledge of any act which may deem proper to repress and which is
not punishable by law.
Article6-
Consummated felony- elements necessary for its execution and accomplishment are
present
Frustrated felony- when the offender persons all the act of execution which would
produce the felonies as a consequence
Attempted felony- there is an attempt when the offender commences the commission of
a felony directly by over acts
-stages are:
- Internal acts- such as mere ideas in the mind of a person, are not punishable even if,
been carried out, they would constitute a crime
Article7- light felonies are punishable only when they have been consummated.
Article8- conspiracy and proposal to commit felony are punishable only in the cases in which the law
specially provides a penalty therefore
Article9-
Grave felonies are those to which the law attaches the capital punishment or penalties, 6yrs or
more imprisonment.
Less grave felonies are those which the law punishes with penalties which in their maximum
period are correctional, 6mos-6yrs imprisonment.
Light felonies are those infractions of law for the commission of which the penalty if arresto
menor
Article10-offense which are or in the future may be punishable under special laws are not subject to the
provision of this code.
-special law- is a statute enacted with the legitimate branch, penal in character, which is not an
amendment to the revised penal code.
Anyone who acts in defense of his person or rights, provided that the following circumstances
concur:
1. Unlawful aggression
2. Reasonable necessity of the means employed to prevent or repel it;
3. Lack of sufficient provocation on the part of the person defending himself
Anyone who acts in defense of a person or right of his spouse, ascendant, defendant, or
legitimate adopted brother or sister, or of his relatives by affinity.
Anyone who acts in defense of the person or rights of a stranger
Any person who, in order to avoid evil or injury, does an act which causes damage to another
Any person who acts in the fulfilment of a duty or in the lawful exercise of a right or office
Any person who acts in obedience to an order issued by a superior for some lawful purpose
-Imputability is the quality by which an act may be ascribed to a person as its author or owner
-Guilt is an element of responsibility, for a men cannot be made to answer consequences of a crime
unless he is guilty