Practice question
Can several people share a possible motive without that fact alone identifying which one committed the crime?
- Yes
- No, a common motive proves every person guilty
- Only motive can identify the offender
- Every person who could benefit must be convicted
- The first beneficiary is automatically the perpetrator
Legal references
- People v. Ballesteros, GR120921, January29 1998, main decision, intent and motive: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1998/jan1998/gr_120921_1998.html
- Revised Penal Code, Articles3-4 and49, as applicable: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html
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