LAW Flashcards
1
Q
- If the person present in the “meeting” referred to in the crime of Illegal Assembly carries an unlicensed firearm, it is presumed that the purpose of the meeting is to commit acts punishable under the RPC and that he is the leader or organizer of the meeting.
A
TRUE
2
Q
- If the presence of the person in the “meeting” is merely out of curiosity, he is still liable for the crime of Illegal Assembly.
A
FALSE
3
Q
- The gravamen of the crime of Illegal Assembly is the mere assembly of or fathering of people for illegal purpose punishable by the RPC. Without a gathering, there is no illegal assembly.
A
TRUE
4
Q
- The organizers or leaders of the meeting, the persons merely present in at the meeting and the members of the association are the persons liable for Illegal Assembly.
A
TRUE
5
Q
- Illegal Assembly can also be committed if there is a gathering for the purpose of committing a crime punishable under special penal laws.
A
FALSE
6
Q
- It is necessary that there be actually meeting in the crime of Illegal Association (Art. 147)
A
FALSE
7
Q
- The crime of Direct Assault can be committed if an assault was made because or by reason of the past performance of official duties even if at the very time of the assault no official duty was being discharged.
A
TRUE
8
Q
- There is no liability under
Art. 148 for Direct Assault if the accused did not know that the victim was a person in authority.
A
TRUE
9
Q
- To come within the purview of Art. 148 (Direct Assault) the force used against the agent of a person in authority must be of serious character.
A
FALSE
10
Q
- Indirect Assault can be committed only when Direct Assault is also committed.
A
TRUE
11
Q
- The crime of Indirect Assault can be committed if a private person comes to the aid of the person in authority on occasion of Direct Assault against the latter.
A
TRUE
12
Q
- Disobedience to Summons Issued by the National Assembly or Constitutional Commission (Art. 150) does not apply when the papers or documents may be used in evidence against the owner thereof because it would be equivalent to compelling him to be a witness against himself.
A
TRUE
13
Q
- If there is force employed by the offender in resisting or disobeying a person in authority, the crime committed is resistance or serious disobedience under Art. 151.
A
FALSE because “NO” not THERE
14
Q
- In Simple Disobedience under Art. 151 the offended party must only be an agent of a person in authority.
A
TRUE
15
Q
- Teachers or professors are persons in authority.
A
TRUE
16
Q
- It is not necessary that the publication of the false news actually caused public disorder or caused damage to the interest or credit of the State, mere possibility to cause danger or damage is sufficient to be liable for Unlawful Use of Means of Publication under Art. 154.
A
TRUE
17
Q
- Alarms and Scandals may be committed if the offender discharges a firearm inside a motel/inn room but is not pointed to a particular person when discharged.
A
FALSE public place not inside
18
Q
- In the crime of Delivering Prisoners from Jail (Art. 156) it is necessary that the person confined be a prisoner by final judgment.
A
FALSE it is NOT necessary
19
Q
- If a prisoner convicted by final judgment escapes, he does not incur liability from escaping; but if a detention prisoner escapes, he will be liable for evasion of term of his sentence under Art. 157.
A
TRUE
