Practice question
Two events precede a death: a proved assault and an unrelated earlier health episode. Experts establish that the assault materially accelerated the fatal process and remained causally connected; no efficient intervening cause exists. The accused demands proof that the health episode played no role at all. Is that demand correct?
- Yes, every concurrent condition excludes causation
- No; the law does not require the proved assault to be the sole contributing condition
- Yes, any earlier illness proves the assault irrelevant
- Yes, cause must be exclusive in every case
- Yes, the accused may ignore the acceleration evidence
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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