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Practice question: As a Mode of Incurring Criminal Liability

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Practice question

Two persons knowingly execute an agreed robbery plan through coordinated assigned acts, with the common design and participation proved beyond reasonable doubt. One claims that not personally taking the property always defeats liability for the jointly executed offense. Which is best?
  1. The proved conspiracy permits attribution within the common criminal undertaking; personal performance of every element by each conspirator is not required
  2. Only the person touching the property can ever be liable
  3. Every bystander automatically joins the conspiracy
  4. The proof standard disappears after coordination is alleged
  5. A common plan can never matter

Legal references

  • Revised Penal Code Articles8 and17; People v.Ampatuan GR258710: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/jan2025/gr_258710_2025.html

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