Practice question
Can a cause wholly foreign to the original felony and proved to independently produce the fatal result affect responsibility for that result?
- No, every later result is automatically attributed forever
- Yes
- Only an apology can affect causation
- Only the victim’s surname matters
- No independent act is ever relevant
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, Articles3-4 and49, as applicable: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html
- Quinto v. Andres, GR155791, March16 2005, main decision, criminal causation: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2005/mar2005/gr_155791_2005.html
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