Alternative Circumstances

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1. Which set consists of the alternative circumstances listed in Article 15 of the Revised Penal Code?
2. Why are the circumstances in Article 15 called alternative?
3. Under Ilayat v People (2025), which proposition correctly distinguishes alcohol intake from intoxication?
4. Credible evidence establishes that Nilo was actually intoxicated when he committed a felony. His intoxication was neith…
5. Before a planned assault, Oscar deliberately becomes intoxicated to strengthen his resolve to carry out the plan. Actua…
6. Pablo relies on witnesses who describe his slurred speech and swaying walk at the time of the felony. The court finds a…
7. A statute defines an offense by requiring a specified family relationship, and that relationship is already proved as a…
8. State the current two-step approach to intoxication under Ilayat v People and Article 15. Address both proof and classi…
9. A defendant invokes low educational attainment as an automatic mitigating circumstance in every crime. Explain how Arti…
10. Explain the role of relationship as an alternative circumstance and the limitation imposed when the same relationship i…
11. Does Article 15’s relationship list expressly include adopted brothers or sisters?
12. Are ascendants and descendants among Article 15’s identified relationships?