alternative circumstances

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    Alternative circumstances, A15 Revised Penal Code

    1. Concept Alternative circumstances – refers to circumstances wherein they may be appreciated as an aggravating circumstance or a mitigating circumstance depending on the conditions. a. Legal basis Article 15. Their concept. – Alternative circumstances are those which must be taken into consideration as aggravating or mitigating according to the nature and effects of the…

  • Circumstances affecting criminal liability – Criminal Law

    1. Justifying circumstances The following do not incur any criminal liability: 1) Anyone who acts in defense of his person or rights, provided that the following circumstances concur: First. Unlawful aggression. Second. Reasonable necessity of the means employed to prevent or repel it. Third. Lack of sufficient provocation on the part of the person defending…