Article 14 Flashcards
Those which, if attendant in the commission of the crime, serve to increase the penalty, without, however, exceeding the maximum of the penalty provided by law for the offense
Aggravating circumstances
Four kinds of aggravating circumstances
- Generic: generally apply to all crimes
- Specific: specifically apply to particular crimes
- Qualifying: changes the nature of the crime
- Inherent: necessity accompany the crime
Examples of qualifying aggravating circumstances
Alevosia, treachery, also Article 248 (homicide to murder)
Examples of inherent aggravating circumstances
Evident premeditation in robbery, theft, estafa, adultery, and concubinage
T/F. Failure to allege aggravating circumstances of all kinds shall not be a basis for the Court to appreciate them even if the prosecution can prove their existence without objection from the Defense
True. Amended by provisions of the 2000 Rules on Criminal Procedure
That advantage be taken by the offender of his public position
Article 14, paragraph 1
Article 14, paragraph 1 is immaterial when:
The aggravating element is integral or inherent to the crime. E.g., malverasation (Art. 217), falsification of public documents committed by public officers (Art. 171)
Article 14, paragraph 1 is material when:
- The accused abused his office in order to commit a crime
- The accused failed in his duties
That the crime be committed in contempt of or with insult to the public authorities
Article 14, paragraph 2
Four requisites art Article 14, paragraph 2:
- The public authority is ENGAGED in the discharge of his duties
- The public authority is NOT the person the crime was committed against
- Offender KNOWS the identity of the public authority
- Presence did not PREVENT offender from committing the crime
Effect to nature of the crime when it is the public authority who is the person the crime was committed against
Direct assault
That the act be committed with INSULT or in disregard of the respect due to the offended party on account of his RANK, AGE, or SEX or to be committed in the DWELLING of the offended party, if the latter has not given provocation
Article 14, paragraph 3
T/F. Article 14, paragraph 3 is only applicable to crimes against property
False. Only applicable to crimes against honor and against persons
T/F. It is essential in Article 14, paragraph 3 the showing of deliberate intent to offend or insult the rank, age, or sex of the offended party.
True.
Exceptions to the sex portion of Article 14, paragraph 3
- Offender acted with passion and obfuscation
- Existing relationship between offender and offended
- Being a woman is indispensable in the commission of the crime.
A building exclusively used for rest and comfort. Domicile.
Dwelling
Condition sine qua non to invoke the dwelling part of Article 14, paragraph 3
That the offended party has NOT given provocation
T/F. It is NOT necessary that the accused should have entered the dwelling of the victim to commit the offense. It is enough that the victim be attacked in his own house. E.g., victim assassinated inside the house by the use of a sniper rifle, while accused was away from home.
True. See People v. Ompaid.
T/F. It is NOT necessary for the killing to take place inside of the house provided that the commission of the crime BEGUN in the house
True. See US v. Lastimosa.
T/F. Dwelling is NOT aggravating if the victim was CALLED AWAY from his house and murdered in the vicinity.
True. See US v. Ramos.
Four other instances dwelling is NOT aggravating
- If the parties occupy the same house
- Robbery with force and trespass to dwelling (since it is inherent)
- Provocation on the part of the owner of the dwelling
- When the dwelling is NOT owned by the victim.
Four exception to the fourth instance where dwelling is NOT aggravating
- Bedspacer
- Guests raped while in the house of another
- Temporary dwelling
- Guests shot while sleeping in the house of another
Why is dwelling aggravating?
“He who goes to another’s house to hurt him or do him wrong is more guilty than he who offends him elsewhere” People v. Ireneo Jugueta
That the act be committed with (1) abuse of confidence or (2) obvious ungratefulness
Article 13, paragraph 4
Party has trusted the offender who later abuses such trust by committing a crime
Abuse of confidence
Three requisites for abuse of confidence
- Offended party trusted the offender
- Offender abused such trust by committing a crime
- That the abuse is facilitated in the commission of the crime
When abuse of confidence is NOT material:
- Technical malversation (Art. 217)
- Qualified theft (Art. 310)
- Estafa (Art. 315)
- Qualified seduction (Art. 337)
Requisite of obvious ungratefulness
Should be obvious
That the crime be committed in the palace of the chief executive, or in his presence, or where the public authorities are engaged in the discharge of their duties or in a place of dedicated worship.
Article 14, paragraph 5