Practice question
Can a proved felonious injury be causally relevant where it accelerates death rather than being the only contributing condition?
- Yes
- No, it must be the only condition in the universe
- Only the latest event can matter
- Only the death-certificate heading matters
- Any contributing factor automatically acquits
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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