Criminal Law

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    Price, reward, promise, A14(11) Revised Penal Code

    1. Concept In consideration of a price, reward, or promise, as an aggravating circumstance under the Revised Penal Code – refers to the circumstance when the offender commits the crime in consideration thereof.. a. Legal basis Article 14. Aggravating circumstances. – The following are aggravating circumstances: 11. That the crime be committed in consideration of…

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    Great waste and ruin, A14(12) Revised Penal Code

    1. Concept Great waste and ruin, as an aggravating circumstance under the Revised Penal Code – refers to the circumstance when the offender commits the crime by means of inundation, fire, poison, explosion, stranding of a vessel or international damage thereto, derailment of a locomotive, or by the use of any other artifice involving great…

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    Evident premeditation, A14(13) Revised Penal Code

    1. Concept Evident premeditation, as an aggravating circumstance under the Revised Penal Code – refers to the circumstance when the offender calmly prepares and executes the commission of the crime. The essence of evident premeditation is that the execution of the criminal act must be preceded by cool thought and reflection upon the resolution to…

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    Craft, fraud, disguise, A14(14) Revised Penal Code

    1. Concept Craft, fraud, disguise, as an aggravating circumstance under the Revised Penal Code – refers to the circumstance when the offender resorted to employing some form of intellectual trickery, such as a craft, fraud, or disguise in the commission of the crime. a. Legal basis Article 14. Aggravating circumstances. – The following are aggravating…

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    Treachery, A14(16) Revised Penal Code

    1. Concept Treachery, as an aggravating circumstance under the Revised Penal Code – refers to the circumstance when the offender employs means, methods, or forms to ensure the commission of the crime without risk tom him/herself and that the offended party be defenseless or be unable to escape. There is treachery when the offender commits…

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    Ignominy, A14(17) Revised Penal Code

    1. Concept Ignominy, as an aggravating circumstance under the Revised Penal Code – refers to the circumstance when the offender commits the crime in such a manner that it becomes more humiliating to the victims or adds to their moral suffering. Ignominy – is defined as a circumstance pertaining to the moral order which adds…

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    After an unlawful entry, A14(18) Revised Penal Code

    1. Concept Unlawful entry, as an aggravating circumstance under the Revised Penal Code – refers to the circumstance when the offender unlawfully enters a premises or  a place and then commits the crime. a. Legal basis Article 14. Aggravating circumstances. – The following are aggravating circumstances: 18. That the crime be committed after an unlawful…

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    Aid of minor under 15 yo, A14(20) Revised Penal Code

    1. Concept Aid of minor under 15 years old, as an aggravating circumstance under the Revised Penal Code – refers to the circumstance when the offender employed the aid or assistance of a minor under 15 years old to commit a crime. a. Legal basis Article 14. Aggravating circumstances. – The following are aggravating circumstances:…