Practice question
A prosecution under Article364 proves ordinary ambiguous gossip but affirmatively excludes any principal purpose to blemish the complainant’s honor or reputation, and no other offense is established. It says the title intriguing alone supplies that purpose. What must the court require?
- Every conversation automatically proves that purpose
- Proof of the statutory principal purpose, not merely the label
- Only the complainant’s annoyance matters
- The statute has no mental requirement
- Any unrelated argument conclusively proves guilt
Legal references
- RA10951 Sections92-93,95-96, amended Articles356-357,359 and364: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2017/ra_10951_2017.html
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