Practice question
Whose discontinuance is relevant to the “own spontaneous desistance” phrase in Article 6?
- The offender’s discontinuance of the execution.
- Only the complainant’s later wish to withdraw a case.
- Only a court clerk’s choice to end office hours.
- Only the prosecutor’s vacation schedule.
- Only a witness’s travel plans.
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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