Persons exempt from criminal liability, A332 Revised Penal Code

1. Persons exempt from criminal liability Article 332. Persons exempt from criminal liability. – No criminal, but only civil liability, shall result from the commission of the crime of theft, swindling or malicious mischief committed or caused mutually by the following persons: 1. Spouses, ascendants and descendants, or relatives by affinity in the same line; 2. The widowed spouse with respect to the property which belonged to the deceased spouse before the same shall have passed into the possession of another; and 3. Brothers and sisters and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, if living together. The exemption established by this article shall not be applicable to strangers participating in the commission of the crime. (Revised Penal Code) a. Crimes covered Article 332 exemption covers the following crimes: 1) Theft; 2) Swindling; and 3) Malicious mischief. (REVISED PENAL CODE, Article 332) b. Who are exempt from criminal liability For the crimes above listed, the following are exempt from criminal liability: 1) Spouses; 2) Ascendants; 3) Descendants; 4) Relatives by affinity in the same line as above; 5) Widowed spouse with respect to the property which belonged to the deceased spouse before the same shall have passed into the possession of another; 6) Brothers and sisters, if living together; and 7) Brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, if living together. 1) Strangers Strangers who participated in the commission of the crime, regardless of whether as principal, accomplice, ...