Practice question
A person is proved to have performed an indispensable act in the agreed execution of an offense. He argues that because he did not personally perform the final physical act, he can only be an accessory. Which is best?
- Only the final actor can ever be a principal
- The actual participation may fall under principal liability; an accessory is not simply every person who did not perform the final act
- Every earlier indispensable participant is necessarily innocent
- Timing and statutory categories never matter
- An accessory must always be present at the first execution act
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code Articles17–19: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html
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