Practice question
A mother and adult daughter live apart. The daughter commits simple malicious mischief against the mother’s property, and all Article332 conditions are stipulated. Is separate residence alone disqualifying under the ascendant-descendant category?
- Yes, only strangers may invoke the exemption
- Yes, every category requires one household
- Yes, descendants are never included
- No
- Yes, living apart creates automatic imprisonment
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, Articles14(9)-(10),19-20 and160, as applicable: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html
- Carungcong v. People, GR181409, February11 2010, main decision, Article332 and affinity: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2010/feb2010/gr_181409_2010.html
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