Practice question
An offender is stopped by a broken weapon and later apologizes sincerely. He says the apology alone retroactively turns the mechanical interruption into spontaneous desistance. Which is sound?
- Every apology rewrites every earlier event.
- A broken weapon is always an act of conscience.
- The stage depends only on later politeness.
- Apology conclusively proves no overt acts occurred.
- The original cause of noncompletion remains a distinct factual inquiry.
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, Articles 6-8 and 304-305 (cited provisions): https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426
- Penaranda v. People, G.R. No. 214426, December 2, 2021, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/dec2021/gr_214426_2021.html
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