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Practice question: Principals, Accomplices, and Accessories

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

After a light felony, a person knowingly conceals its instrument. The prosecutor relies only on RPC accessory liability, with no principal/accomplice participation and no separate statutory offense alleged. Which Article16 distinction matters?
  1. The RPC light-felony list includes principals and accomplices, not accessories
  2. Every accessory is expressly listed for light felonies
  3. Subsequent conduct automatically makes the person the original principal
  4. Knowledge alone creates every form of liability
  5. No participation classification exists

Legal references

  • Revised Penal Code Articles4–5,8,16–22,59, specified provisions: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html Articles16–20; RPC liability only where expressly scoped.

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