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Practice question: Continuous/Continued Crime (Delito Continuado) vs. Continuing/Transitory Crime

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Practice question

In Navaja, can distinct acts on different dates still be partial execution of the proved single indivisible obstruction design?
  1. Yes
  2. No; different dates always compel separate crimes
  3. No; only simultaneous acts can ever relate
  4. No; the doctrine requires one physical act
  5. No; only one witness statement may exist

Legal references

  • Navaja v De Castro GR180969 September11,2017 MAIN, single preliminary-investigation obstruction design: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/sep2017/gr_180969_2017.html
  • Rule110 Section15(a), place of institution and trial: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html

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