BOSSING VIC SOTTO Flashcards
An act committed or omitted in violation of a law forbidding or commanding it
crime
an illegal act for which someone can be punished by the government.
crime
term use to a person being sued without definite case
accused
term use to someone being sued under criminal case
respondent
term use to someone being sued under civil case
defendant
a person that helps in any way the criminal committing the crime
accomplice
someone who aided tot the contribution to the crime
accesory
- Any act that violates a law that are being implement by diff gov in any country
crime
category of crime
felony and misdemeanor
crime that is under the ___ is more serious
FELONY
Punishable by the law that includes imprisonment
More than a year
FELONY
TYPES OF FELONY
GRAVE, LESS GRAVE, LIGHT
most serious category of felony, includes heinous crimes, that pose a significant threat to society
grave
- These crimes often result in severe penalties such as long-term imprisonment and even death penalty
grave felony
this is intermediate, considered serious but not as grave as grave felony
less grave felony
- Penalty is less than reclusion Perpetua
less grave felony
less serious
- Penalty are less harsh, 1 to 5 years imprisonment
- Ex. Theft, fraud, minor drug offenses
light felony
- it is commonly under fining of certain amount
- include imprisonment but usually under a year
misdemeanor
- Defines the criminal offenses and provides penalties
revise penal code
revised penal code is also know as
act 3815
Circumstances which affect Criminal Liabilities
- Justify Circumstances
- Exempting Circumstances
- Mitigating Circumstances
- Aggravating Circumstances
- Alternative Circumstances
- Under article 11 ng revise penal code
Justify Circumstances
- Self-defense
- Defense of one’s property, defense of another
Justify Circumstances
o There being no crimes if person depending themselves incure no criminal liability
article 11
- Fulfillment of a lawful duty
- Obedience to a lawful order.
Justify Circumstances
- Any person who, while performing a lawful act with due care, causes an injury by mere accident without fault or intention of causing it.
Exempting Circumstances
- An imbecile or an insane person
- A person under 9 years of age
Exempting Circumstances
- Under arc 12 of revised penal code
Exempting Circumstances
- Are those which, if present in the commission of the crime, do not entirely free the actor from criminal liability, but serve only to reduce the penalty.
Mitigating Circumstances
under article 13
Mitigating Circumstances
- If the felon has no intention to commit the crime
- If the offender is below 18 years old and above 70years old
Mitigating Circumstances