Practice question
Is mere presence during a discussion of a criminal plan, without the requisite furthering participation, necessarily enough to convict as a conspirator?
- Yes, every listener is a conspirator
- Yes, if the listener is related to someone
- Yes, even an accidental passerby
- No; mere presence or acquiescence is not automatically furtherance of the conspiracy
- Yes, if the meeting lasts an hour
Legal references
- People v.Ampatuan, GR258710, January27,2025: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/jan2025/gr_258710_2025.html
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