Practice question
An offender proves an illness but the factfinder establishes that it did not diminish willpower in the relevant acts. He invokes Article 13(9) based solely on diagnosis. Which is sound?
- Every illness automatically meets every mitigating condition.
- A diagnosis necessarily proves loss of willpower.
- The provision has no required effect.
- The particular statutory effect has not been established merely by proving illness.
- Only the illness’s name matters.
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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