Practice question
Under Article3, must every felony involve a deliberate intention to cause the resulting harm?
- Yes; negligence is never punishable.
- Yes; wrongful omissions are always excluded.
- Yes; every accident proves malicious intent.
- Yes; fault and deliberate intent are identical.
- No; the Code also recognizes culpa or fault.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html — Revised Penal Code Article3.
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/69216 — Amarille v. People, G.R.256022, August7 2023, MAIN opinion on actus reus, mens rea, and good-faith claim of ownership; not appended concurrence.
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