TITLE 9 Flashcards
Elements of Kidnapping and Illegal Detention
- Offender is a private individual
- That he kidnaps or detains another, or in any other manner deprives the latter of his liberty.
- That the act of detention or kidnapping must be illegal.
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FOURTH ELEMENT OF KIDNAPPING
That in the commission of the offense, any of the following circumstances is present:
1) That the kidnapping or detention lasts for more than three days
2) That it is committed simulating public authority
3) That any serious physical injuries are inflicted upon the person kidnapped or detained or threats to kill him are made; or
4) That the person kidnapped or detained is a minor, female, or public officer,
Persons liable
Private individual.
Public officer with no duty to detain
Can the kidnapper be a parent if the victim is a minor?
No
Intention that must be proved
Deprive the offended party of her liberty.
What is illegal detention?
When such detention is not ordered by a competent authority or not permitted by law.
What is essential in illegal detention?
Locking up of a victim
Qualifying Circumstances:
- Committed for the purpose of extorting ransom from the victim or any other person even if none of the circumstances mentioned were present in the commission of the offense.
- When the victim is killed or dies as a consequence of detention, or is raped or is subjected to torture or dehumanizing acts.
T or F: The QC of ransom must be coupled with actual demand
NO, actual demand is not necessary.
T or F: Kidnapping must come with lewd design or intent
F
When is kidnapping murder and not kidnapping?
When the taking of the victim is only incidental to the basic purpose to kill.
Does the QC of death cover natural cause?
Yes
Art. 268 - Slight illegal detention - elements
- That the offender is a private individual.
- That he kidnaps or detains another, or in any other manner deprives him of his liberty.
- That the act of kidnapping or detention is illegal.
- That the crime is committed without the attendance of any of the circumstances enumerated in Art. 267.
Persons liable
Private individual.
Accomplice (Anyone who furnished the place for the perpetration of the crime)
What is the Mitigating circumstance:
Voluntarily released the person kidnapped or detained within 3 days from the commencement of the detention
Without having attained the purpose intended
Before the institution of criminal proceedings against him.
What must be shown to prove the MC?
It must be shown that he was in a position to prolong the detention for more than three days and yet he released the person detained.
Unlawful Arrest - Elements
- That the offender arrests or detains another person.
- That the purpose of the offender is to deliver him to the proper authorities
- That the arrests or detention is not authorized by law or there is no reasonable ground therefor.
Essence of the crime:
Arrest must be made for the purpose of delivering the person arrested to the proper authorities but it was made without any reasonable ground therefor.
What if the purpose is not to deliver the person?
The crime could be illegal detention
Kidnapping and failure to return a minor - Elements
- That the offender is entrusted with the custody of a minor person.
- That he deliberately fails to restore the said minor to his parents or guardians.
Can the crime be committed by the parents?
Yes, when the parents live separately.
Inducing a minor to abandon his home.
- A minor is living in the home if his parents or guardian or the person entrusted with his custody; and
- Offender induces said minor to abandon such home.
Can this be comitted by parents?
Yes, when the parents live separately.
Slavery
Purchasing, kidnapping, or detaining a human being for the purpose of enslaving him.
Qualifying circumstance:
Committed for the purpose of assigning the offended party to some immoral traffic.
Exploitation of child labor - ELMEENTS
- Offender retains a minor in his service.
- That it is against the will of the minor.
- That it is under the pretext of reimbursing himself of a debt incurred by an ascendant, guardian or person entrusted with the custody of such minor.