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Practice question: Single Impulse Rule

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Practice question

A court finds two separate intentional acts but says only a short interval passed, so distinction is legally impossible. Which lesson from Mision applies?
  1. A brief discernible interval can separate distinct acts
  2. Only a full year can separate acts
  3. One room always means one act
  4. The number of minutes alone replaces the evidence
  5. A shared motive erases every distinct act

Legal references

  • People v Mision GR63480 February26,1991 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1991/feb1991/gr_63480_1991.html
  • People v Nelmida GR184500 September11,2012 ENBANC MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2012/sep2012/gr_184500_2012.html
  • People v Reyes GR260030 May19,2025 MAIN, Article48 and public-fund falsification: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/may2025/gr_260030_2025.html

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