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Practice question: Proximate Cause

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Does proximate causation require the injury and result to occur at the same instant?
  1. Yes, every delayed result is unrelated
  2. No
  3. Only one-second intervals count
  4. Only the clock time matters
  5. All later consequences are legally irrelevant

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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