Practice question
A robber takes a shopkeeper’s cash using violence and then kills the shopkeeper’s spouse who attempts to stop escape. The original intent to rob and the killing’s robbery connection are proved. The defense relies only on different property and death victims and post-taking timing. Which is correct?
- Neither circumstance alone bars robbery with homicide on these facts
- Both circumstances categorically bar it
- Only the exact property owner’s death can matter
- A completed taking makes every later act unrelated
- The composite offense dispenses with proving the robbery
Legal references
- People v Esugon GR195244 June22,2015 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2015/jun2015/gr_195244_2015.html
- People v Balanag GR103225 September15,1994 MAIN, different robbery and homicide victims: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1994/sep1994/gr_103225_1994.html
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