Practice question
Does substitution of an heir itself establish that the heir personally committed the deceased’s offense?
- Yes; criminal guilt is automatically inherited.
- Every heir must serve the deceased’s imprisonment.
- No.
- A civil representative becomes the accused retroactively.
- The rule imposes hereditary criminal punishment.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule 111 Sections 2-4, civil claims and death of accused: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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