Practice question
An armed group sets up an unlawful roadblock to rob whichever travelers pass, without selecting victims beforehand. A patrol interrupts them after their first completed violent taking. They argue that one completed robbery necessarily means a predetermined-victim case. Which is best?
- The numerical count alone proves that they selected the victim in advance
- PD532 can never apply to a first completed taking
- The proved indiscriminate highway-depredation purpose matters; one completed taking does not by itself establish a predetermined target
- Any roadblock is lawful if brief
- Only robberies against officials count
Legal references
- People v. Puno, G.R.97471, February17 1993; PD532 Section2(e): https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1993/feb1993/gr_97471_1993.html
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