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---------------------------------ARTICLE 7 WHEN LIGHT FELONIES AREPUNISHABLE----------------------------------General Rule: Light felonies are punishable only when they have beenconsummated*The light el!nie" #uni"he$ %& the RPC

• Slight physical injuries

•  Theft

• Alteration of boundary marks

• Malicious mischief 

• Intriguing against honor

penalty is !"#days $%## arresto menor*E'A(PLE OF LIGHT FELONIES AGAINST PERSON

• A&T' %((slight physical injuries and maltreatment*E'A(PLE OF LIGHT FELONIES AGAINST PROPERT) 

• A&T' "#) *+', theft by hunting or -shing or gathering fruits. cereals and farm

products

• A&T' "#) *+'/ Theft does not e0ceed $1'##

• A&T' "!" alteration of boundary marks

• A&T' "%/ 2 "%) Malicious Mischief not more than $%##

----------------------------ARTICLE CONSPIRAC) AN+ PROSOSAL TO CO((ITFELON)----------------------------General Rule, 3onspiracy 2 proposal to commit felony are not punishable*The RPC "#eiall& #r!.i$e" a #enalt& !r /ere !n"#ira& in Art"0 1123145 an$ 161

• Art !!1 3onspiracy to commit treason4pagtataksil

• Art !"( 3onspiracy to commit coup d5etat. rebellion 2

insurrection4rebulsyon

• Art !6!3onspiracy to commit sedition4panunulsol laban sa pamahalaan7Reui"ite" ! !n"#ira&

• % or more persons came to an agreement

•  The agreement concerned the commission of a felony

•  The e0ecution of the felony be decided upon

o !st element agreement presupposes meeting of the minds of % or more

personso %nd agreement must refer to the commission of a crime

o "rd there must be a determination to commit the crime

*Reui"ite" ! #r!#!"al

 

A #er"!n ha" $ei$e$ t! !//it a el!n&

 

He #r!#!"e" it" e8euti!n t! !ther #er"!n*There i" n! ri/inal #r!#!"al 9hen

  Per"!n 9h! #r!"!re i" n!t $eter/ine$ t! !//it the el!n&

  There i" n! $ei$e$3 !nrete : !r/al #r!#!"al

 

It i" n!t the e8euti!n ! a el!n& that i" #r!#!"e$

*E8ternal Seurit&

  Trea"!n;#agtata

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------------------------------------ARTICLE > GRA?E FELONIES3 LESS GRA?E :LIGHT FELONIES----------------------8&A9 ;L+*IS are those to w4c the law attaches the capital punishmentpenalties

3apital punishment is death penalty

LSS 8&A9 ;L+*IS are those w4c the law punishes with penalties w4c in theirma0imum period are correctionalLI8

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9oluntary plea of guilty is not considered to mitigate the liabloty of one

accused of illegal possession of -rearms' Article !% 2 " &$3 applied to minor age )!1yrs old violated special law' The

o?ender must act with intelligence' In said case of *avarro the accused actedw4o intelligence'