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Practice question: Mitigating Circumstances

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Under Article 13(9), what must the relevant illness diminish without depriving the offender of consciousness of the acts?
  1. The exercise of willpower.
  2. The company’s sales revenue.
  3. Only a bystander’s appetite.
  4. The victim’s unrelated tax liability.
  5. Every possible legal requirement automatically.

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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