Practice question
A court rejects complete self-defense but the record independently establishes a qualifying powerful legitimate stimulus and the required temporal connection for passion or obfuscation. A party says failure of the justification categorically forbids any separate mitigation. Which is sound?
- Every rejected defense automatically bars all mitigation.
- The distinct mitigating ground must be assessed on its own requirements.
- A justification and every mitigating circumstance have identical elements.
- Passion automatically requires acquittal.
- The court may never examine a separate established circumstance.
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, Article 13(6), (8)-(10), cited mitigating circumstances: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426
- People v. Singcol, G.R. No. 275139, May 7, 2025, main decision, passion and obfuscation: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/may2025/gr_275139_2025.html
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