Practice question
An attacker stops before completing the necessary execution acts because a bystander pins his arms and prevents further attack. Is that alone spontaneous desistance?
- Yes, every stopping has the same cause
- Yes, physical restraint is always voluntary
- No; the stipulated stopping is imposed by outside intervention rather than the offender’s own free desistance
- Yes, because the attacker later says he feels sorry
- No offense can ever be attempted after intervention
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code Article6: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html
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