Practice question
A proved simple arson was committed specifically to benefit another person. The accused gains nothing personally and argues Section4 can never apply. What listed alternative matters?
- The beneficiary’s absence erases the fire
- Only the offender’s personal profit counts
- Only a commercial corporation may benefit
- No third-party benefit is mentioned
- Commission for the benefit of another
Legal references
- PD1613 Sections4 and8, special circumstances and innocent-owner confiscation exception, simple-arson setting stipulated: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1979/pd_1613_1979.html
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