Practice question
A crime instrument belongs to an innocent third person not liable for the offense and is in lawful commerce. Does Article45 categorically require forfeiture despite that express exception?
- No
- Yes; every third-party item must be forfeited
- Yes; innocence is expressly irrelevant
- Yes; lawful ownership automatically creates guilt
- Yes; all lawful property must be destroyed
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code specified Articles25,27,34–35,42–45,53–57: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html Articles42–45, principal penalties and statutory accessories.
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