Practice question
The prosecution offers compelling circumstantial evidence of a financier’s unlawful intent, but no confession. The defense argues that Section 4 requires direct admission as the exclusive proof. Which is correct?
- Section 4 permits knowledge or intent to be inferred from attendant circumstances.
- Only a signed confession is legally permitted.
- Every transfer conclusively establishes intent without evidence.
- The statute eliminates the mental element entirely.
- A defendant’s denial necessarily defeats every inference.
Legal references
- RA 10168, Sections 4-7, 10 and 13, mental-element proof, participation and humanitarian exceptions: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2012/ra_10168_2012.html
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