Practice question
Is the mere passage of a fixed number of minutes the legal test for whether the subjective phase has ended?
- Yes; exactly sixty seconds decides every felony.
- No.
- Yes; every felony has a universal five-minute execution period.
- Only the clock determines the offense’s elements.
- An offense cannot finish on the same day.
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, Articles 6-8 and 304-305 (cited provisions): https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426
- Serrano v. People, G.R. No. 175023, July 5, 2010, main decision, proof of wound gravity and execution stage: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2010/jul2010/gr_175023_2010.html
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