Practice question
A light felony against property is proved at an attempted stage that the particular offense admits, with all applicable attempt requirements met. A party invokes Article 7 as a categorical immunity. Which is best?
- The exception mentions no property offenses.
- Every light-property attempt is automatically immune.
- A light classification erases every element.
- All property offenses must be treated as public-order offenses.
- The property exception defeats that categorical Article 7 argument.
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, Articles 6-8 and 304-305 (cited provisions): https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426
- RA 10951, Section 1, current Article 9 classification (no reliance on the original Code’s obsolete monetary threshold): https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2017/ra_10951_2017.html
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