Practice question
In a case properly governed by Article 49(1), the felony actually committed carries a higher penalty than the offense intended. No exception or other rule changes the stated application. Which penalty does paragraph1 prescribe?
- Always the actual higher penalty without analysis
- No penalty at all
- The penalty for the intended offense in its maximum period
- Any penalty the prosecutor prefers
- The intended offense’s minimum period invariably
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html — RPC Articles4(1),13(3) and49: unintended consequences, lack of intention to commit so grave a wrong and different intended offense.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1932/act_4000_1932.html — Current amended Article 48: single act constituting two or more grave or less grave felonies.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/apr2024/gr_262603_2024.html — People v. Sia, G.R. 262603, April 15, 2024, main decision: mistaken identity and mistake in blow do not automatically negate intent.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1950/jan1950/gr_l-1477_1950.html — People v. Guillen, G.R. L-1477, January 18, 1950, main decision: Article 48 rather than automatic Article 49 in the single-act multiple-felony setting; historical death sentence not adopted.
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