Practice question
When the principal objective is burning a building and death results by reason or on the occasion of the arson, what is the stated absorption treatment in Malngan?
- The resulting homicide is absorbed in arson.
- Every case automatically becomes two separate crimes.
- No arson can ever exist if death occurs.
- The death is legally unrelated in every case.
- Only a victim’s occupation determines classification.
Legal references
- People v. Malngan, G.R. No. 170470, September 26, 2006, en banc main decision, arson and resulting death: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/43138
- People v. Sota, G.R. No. 203121, November 29, 2017, main decision, reaffirming objective-based arson/killing classification: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/nov2017/gr_203121_2017.html
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