Practice question
An assailant intentionally inflicts an unlawful injury. The victim has a pre-existing vulnerability, and medical proof establishes that the injury triggered the fatal deterioration. The defense relies solely on that vulnerability; no independent causal break is shown. Which is best?
- Any prior weakness automatically eliminates causation
- The assailant is responsible only for harming a person in perfect health
- A pre-existing condition does not automatically break a proved natural causal chain
- The condition makes medical proof unnecessary
- The victim’s family must guarantee normal health before prosecution
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html — RPC Article 4(1): consequences of a committed felony.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/jun2021/gr_250895_2021.html — People v. Lalap, G.R. 250895, June 16, 2021, main decision: continuous causal sequence, immediate versus proximate cause and medical complications.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2005/mar2005/gr_155791_2005.html — Quinto v. Andres, G.R. 155791, March 16, 2005, main decision: proof of felony and causal connection.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/mar2023/gr_238798_2023.html — CICL XXX v. People, G.R. 238798, March 14, 2023, main decision: injury-caused death and medical-delay argument.
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