Practice question
Is a good or morally admirable motive indispensable to spontaneous desistance?
- No; Peñaranda recognizes a free spontaneous decision may arise from fear or remorse
- Yes, the actor must receive an award for virtue
- Yes, only a written moral statement qualifies
- Yes, the victim must approve the reason
- Yes, every fear necessarily makes stopping involuntary
Legal references
- Peñaranda v.People, GR214426, December2,2021: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/dec2021/gr_214426_2021.html
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