Practice question
An unlawful stabbing causes severe internal injury. Medical evidence establishes an uninterrupted sequence from that wound to death ten days later. No efficient intervening cause exists. Does the ten-day survival alone relieve the attacker of death-related responsibility?
- Yes, liability requires immediate death
- No; the proved continuous causal chain remains despite survival for ten days
- Yes, if doctors tried to save the victim
- Yes, because only the final day matters
- No, because causation never needs proof
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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