Practice question
Under Ilayat v People (2025), which proposition correctly distinguishes alcohol intake from intoxication?
- Any amount of alcohol conclusively proves intoxication.
- Only the number of bottles matters.
- Alcohol intake alone, regardless of quantity, does not automatically establish intoxication.
- Intoxication can never be established by observed conduct.
- A blood test is the sole legally permissible evidence.
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, Act No. 3815, specified articles, as amended: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426; Articles 15 and 62.
- Ilayat v People, G.R. No. 259916, July 25, 2025, en banc main decision, intoxication proof: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70091
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