Practice question
A person possesses specially adapted robbery picklocks without lawful cause, with every Article 304 element proved, but has not directly begun robbing any place. Which is best?
- Absence of attempted robbery necessarily defeats every possible possession charge.
- All preparatory conduct is always immune despite an express statute.
- The court must invent a completed robbery.
- The separate possession offense must be distinguished from attempted robbery.
- A specific statutory offense never matters.
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, Articles 6-8 and 304-305 (cited provisions): https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426
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