TITLE 11 Flashcards
Adultery
Adultery is committed by any married woman who shall have sexual intercourse with a man not her husband and by the man who has carnal knowledge of her knowing her to be married, even if the marriage be subsequently declared void.
Can Title 11 be prosecuted de officio?
No, because of the requirement that the prosecution must be upon sworn statement or written complaint of the offended party.
XPNs
Corruption of minors
White slave trade
Adulter – Is legitimacy of marriage necessary?
Yes
What if the marriage is subsequently declared void?
There is adultery even if the marriage is subsequently declared void
If a woman has sex with her paramour 5 times, how many counts of adultery is it?
Each sexual intercourse constituted a crime of adultery, it is not a continuing offense
Requirements for the man
Single or married, must have had knowledge of the married status of the woman
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES IN ADULTERY
Abandonment without justification
Sheer necessity
Consent v Pardon
Consent: Consents to all future acts of adultery
Pardon: Forgives PAST acts
Can only one offender be pardoned?
No, it must be both.
When must the consent and pardon happen?
Before the institution of the criminal prosecution
What if the offended party has sex with the offending spouse?
Implied pardon
If death of one defendant occurs before filing of the complaint
Crime extinguished
If death of one defendant occurs after filing of the complaint
Does not bar the conviction of the other defendant
Death of kabit
Does not bar prosecution against the wife
Death of the offended party
Proceedings must continue
Can there be separate crimes of adultery + bigamy
YES
Concubinage - Punishable Acts
keeping a mistress in the conjugal dwelling;
having sexual intercourse, under scandalous circumstances, with a woman who is not his wife; or
cohabiting with her in any other place.
When is the woman (the kabit) liable?
The woman is liable only if she knew him to be married prior to the crime,
Acts of lasciviousness - elements
That the offender commits any act of lasciviousness of lewdness;
That the act of lasciviousness is committed against a person of either sex;
That it is done under any of the following circumstances;
By force or intimidation; or
When the offended party is deprived of reason, or otherwise unconscious; or
By means of fraudulent machination or grave abuse of authority; or
When the offended party is under 12 years of age or is demented.
Essence of the crime
Lewd design