Practice question
Two people are proved to have agreed and decided to commit an ordinary felony for which no statute specially punishes conspiracy or proposal. They never directly begin its execution, and no other offense is established. The prosecutor relies solely on Article8 as a universal conspiracy offense. Which is best?
- Every conspiracy is independently punishable
- Agreement alone necessarily consummates every planned felony
- Direct execution is never relevant
- The court may create a special penalty
- Article8 does not itself make every conspiracy a separate crime; the missing special penal basis cannot be supplied by the general definition
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code Articles6 and8: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html
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