Practice question
During a planning discussion, one attendee expresses approval but performs no act advancing or facilitating the plan. The prosecution argues that any verbal approval is legally identical to an overt furthering act, without examining the words’ function. Which is best?
- Every approval conclusively proves furtherance
- Words can never be relevant in any case
- A listener always carries every later liability
- Ampatuan distinguishes agreement or acquiescence from actual furtherance; the words and conduct must be assessed rather than treated as automatically identical
- The meeting itself supplies every accused’s final execution act
Legal references
- People v.Ampatuan, GR258710, January27,2025: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/jan2025/gr_258710_2025.html
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