Practice question
Which best distinguishes intent from motive?
- Intent is always the victim’s reason
- Intent concerns the purpose sought through the act; motive concerns why the actor seeks it
- Motive and intent are always interchangeable
- Motive alone proves every offense
- Intent is only the statutory fine
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html — RPC Article 3: deliberate intent and fault.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1998/jan1998/gr_120921_1998.html — People v. Ballesteros, G.R. 120921, January 29, 1998, main decision: motive distinguished from intent and motive alone insufficient.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/mar2023/gr_228232_2023.html — Pineda v. People, G.R. 228232, March 27, 2023, main decision: intent, motive and culpable negligence.
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