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Practice question: Justifying Circumstances

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

What additional motive requirement does Article 11(3) state for defense of a stranger?
  1. The defender must not be induced by revenge, resentment or another evil motive.
  2. The defender must always be related by blood.
  3. A personal revenge motive is expressly required.
  4. Only the stranger’s occupation matters.
  5. The defender must never have met the person before.

Legal references

  • Revised Penal Code, Article 11(2)-(3), defense of relatives and strangers: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426

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