Requisites Flashcards
Requisites of DOLO or MALICE
1) Freedom
2) Intelligence
3) Intent
Elements of Felonies
1) there must be an ACT or OMISSION
2) that the act or omission must be punishable by the REVISED PENAL CODE
3) that the act is performed or the omission incurred by means of DOLO or CULPA
Requisites of Mistake of Fact as a defense
1) act done would have been lawful had the facts been as the accused believed them to be
2) the intention of the accused in performing the act should be lawful
3) mistake must be without fault or carelessness on the part of thr accused
Requisites of Fault or Culpa
1) Freedom
2) Intelligence
3) Imprudent, Negligent or Lacks foresight or Skill
Requisites of Art 4, par. 1 (criminally liable for a felony different from that which he intended to commit)
1) that an intentional felony has been committed
2) that the wrong done to the aggrieved party be the direct, natural and logical consequence of the felony committed by the offender
Requisites of impossible crime
1) That the act performed would be an offense against persons or property
2) that the act was done with evil intent
3) that its accomplishment is inherently impossible, or that the means employed is either inadequate or ineffectual
4) that the act performed should not constitute a violation of another provision of the RPC
Requisites of acts not yet covered by law (Art. 5)
1) The act committed by the accused appears not punishable by any law
2) But the court deems it proper to repress such act
3) Court must render proper decision by dismissing the case and acquitting the accused
4) Report to Chief Executive through Secretary of justice, stating reasons which induce him to believe that said act should be made subject of penal legislation
“there is no crime if there is no law that punishes the act”
Requisites of excessive penalties (Art. 5)
1) Court after trial finds accused guilty
2) Penalty provided by law appears to be clearly excessive
- - accused acted with lesser degree of malice and/or
- - there is no injury or the injury caused is of lesser gravity
3) The court should not suspend the execution of the sentence
4) The judge should submit a statement to the chief executive, recommending executive clemency.
“dura lex, sed lex”
EXCEPTION:
1) Penalties are not excessive…When intended to enforce a public policy
2) No application to offenses defined and penalized by a special law
3) Not applicable to crimes involving mala prohibita
Elements of attempted felony
1) Offender COMMENCES the commission of the felony directly by OVERT ACTs
2) DOES NOT perform all the acts of execution which should produce the felony
3) Offender’s act is NOT STOPPED BY HIS OWN SPONTANEOUS DESISTANCE
4) Non-performance of all acts of execution was due to CAUSE or ACCIDENT OTHER THAN his spontaneous desistance
Requisites of overt acts
1) There be external acts
2) Such external acts have DIRECT CONNECTION with the crime intended to be committed
Elements of Frustrated Felony
1) Offender performs all the acts of execution
2) All the acts performed would produce the felony as a consequence
3) The felony is not produced
4) By reason of causes independent of the will of the perpetrator
Requisites of conspiracy
1) 2 or more persons came to an agreement
2) agreement concerned the commission of the felony
3) execution of the felony be decided upon
Requisites of proposal
1) A person has decided to commit a felony
2) he proposes its execution to some other person or persons
Requisites of self-defense
1) unlawful aggression
2) reasonable necessity of the means employed
3) lack of sufficient provocation on the part of the person defending himself
Requisites of necessity of the means employed…
1) there is necessity of the course of action taken by the person making a defense
2) there is necessity of the means used
Both must be reasonable
Requisites of defense of relatives
1) unlawful aggression
2) reasonable necessity of the means employed to prevent or repel it
3) IN CASE provocation was given by person attacked, the one making the defense had NO part therein
Requisites of defense of a stranger
1) unlawful aggression
2) reasonable necessity of the means employed to prevent or repel it
3) The person defending be not induced by revenge, resentment, or other evil motive
Requisites of avoidance of an evil or injury
1) evil sought to be avoided actually exists
2) injury feared be greater than that done to avoid it
3) no other practical and less harmful means of preventing it
Requisites of Fulfillment of Duty or Lawful exercise of right or office
1) Accused acted in performance of a duty or in lawful exercise of a right or office
2) Injury caused is the NECESSARY CONSEQUENCE OF DUE PERFORMANCE of duty or lawful EXERCISE
Requisites of obedience to order
1) an order is issued by superior
2) order must be for some lawful purpose
3) means used by subordinate to carry out said order is lawful
Elements of Paragraph 4, article 12
1) Person is performing a lawful act
2) With due care
3) He causes an injury to another by mere accident
4) Without fault or intention of causing it
Elements of IrresistIble force
1) That compulsion is by means of physical force
2) Physical force must be irresistible
3) Physical force must come from a 3rd person
Elements of Uncontrollable fear
1) The threat which causes the fear is of an evil GREATER than or EQUAL to that which he is required to commit
2) It promises an evil of such GRAVITY and IMMINENCE that the ordinary man would have succumbed to it
Requisites of Uncontrollable fear
1) EXISTENCE of an uncontrollable fear
2) Fear must be REAL and IMMINENT
3) Fear of an injury is GREATER than or at least EQUAL to that committed
Elements of Lawful/Insuperable Cause
1) an act is required by law to be done
2) a person fails to perform such act
3) his failure to perform such act was due to some lawful or insuperable cause
Requisites of sufficient provocation
1) provocation must be sufficient
2) must originate from offended party
3) provocation/threat must be immediate to the act