BAR EXAMINATION 2009

CRIMINAL LAW
20 September 2009 2 P.M. - 5 P.M.
INSTRUCTIONS
This questionnaire is in two (2) PARTS: Part with ten (!0) questions (numbere" to
#)$ %ontaine" in si& (') pa(es) an" Part with nine (9) questions (numbere" #-##)$
%ontaine" in *i+e (5) pa(es$ *or a tota, number o* e,e+en (!!) pa(es.
-rite .our answers to Part an" Part in the %orrespon"in( portions in"i%ate" in the
boo/,et.
0e(in .our answer to ea%h numbere" question on a separate pa(e) an answer to a
subquestion un"er the same number ma. be written %ontinuous,. on the same pa(e
an" su%%ee"in( pa(es unti, %omp,ete".
Answer the questions "ire%t,. an" %on%ise,.. 1o not repeat the questions. -rite ,e(ib,..
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2009 BAR EXAMINATIONS COMMITTEE
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CRIMINAL LAW
PART I
I
TRUE or FALSE. Answer TR67 i* the statement is true$ or @A;S7 i* the statement is
*a,se. 7&p,ain .our answer in not more than two (2) senten%es. (5B)
a. Ama"o$ %on+i%te" o* rape but (rante" an abso,ute par"on b. the Presi"ent$ an"
one .ear therea*ter$ %on+i%te" o* homi%i"e$ is a recidivist.
b. The %re"itor who resorts to *or%e" ,abor o* a %hi," un"er the prete&t o* reimbursin(
himse,* *or the "ebt in%urre" b. the %hi,"Cs *ather %ommits the %rime o* s,a+er..
%. The use o* an un,i%ense" *irearm in homi%i"e is %onsi"ere" a (eneri% a((ra+atin(
%ir%umstan%e whi%h %an be o**set b. an or"inar. miti(atin( %ir%umstan%e.
". A person who$ on the o%%asion o* a robber.$ /i,,s a b.stan"er b. a%%i"ent is ,iab,e
*or two separate %rimes: robber. an" re%/,ess impru"en%e resu,tin( in homi%i"e.
e. A po,i%eman who$ without a Du"i%ia, or"er$ enters a pri+ate house o+er the ownerCs
opposition is (ui,t. o* trespass to "we,,in(.
II
Antero Ma/aba.an was %on+i%te" o* the %rime o* Rebe,,ion. -hi,e ser+in( senten%e$ he
es%ape" *rom Dai,. <apture"$ he was %har(e" with$ an" %on+i%te" o*$ 7+asion o* Ser+i%e
o* Senten%e. Therea*ter$ the Presi"ent o* the Phi,ippines issue" an amnest.
pro%,amation *or the o**ense o* Rebe,,ion. Antero app,ie" *or an" was (rante" the
bene*it o* the amnest. pro%,amation.
Antero then *i,e" a petition *or habeas corps! pra.in( *or his imme"iate re,ease *rom
%on*inement. 2e %,aims that the amnest. e&ten"s to the o**ense o* 7+asion o* Ser+i%e
o* Senten%e. As Du"(e$ wi,, .ou (rant the petitionE 1is%uss *u,,.. (FB)
III
Ri(oberto (ate-%rashe" the G!
st
birth"a. part. o* Hu"(e ;orenIo. Arme" with a pie%e o*
woo" %ommon,. /nown as dos por dos! Ri(oberto hit Hu"(e ;orenIo on the ba%/$
%ausin( the ,atterCs hospita,iIation *or J0 "a.s. 6pon in+esti(ation$ it appeare" that
Ri(oberto ha" a (ru"(e a(ainst Hu"(e ;orenIo who$ two .ears ear,ier$ ha" %ite"
Ri(oberto in %ontempt an" or"ere" his imprisonment *or three (J) "a.s.
a. s Ri(oberto (ui,t. o* 1ire%t Assau,tE -h. or wh. notE (JB)
b. -ou," .our answer be the same i* the reason *or the atta%/ was that when Hu"(e
;orenIo was sti,, a pra%ti%in( ,aw.er ten .ears a(o$ he prose%ute" Ri(oberto an"
su%%ee"e" in sen"in( him to Dai, *or one .earE 7&p,ain .our answer. (JB)
IV
<har,ie hate" his %,assmate$ 0ra"$ be%ause the ,atter was assi"uous,. %ourtin( ;i,.$
<har,ieCs (ir,*rien". <har,ie went to a +eterinarian an" as/e" *or some poison on the
prete&t that it wou," be use" to /i,, a +er. si%/$ o," "o(. A%tua,,.$ <har,ie inten"e" to
use the poison on 0ra".
The +eterinarian mista/en,. (a+e <har,ie a non-to&i% pow"er whi%h$ when mi&e" with
0ra"Cs *oo"$ "i" not /i,, 0ra".
a. 1i" <har,ie %ommit an. %rimeE * so$ what an" wh.E * not$ wh. notE (JB)
b. -ou," .our answer be the same i* 0ra" pro+e" to be a,,er(i% to the pow"er$ an"
a*ter in(estin( it with his *oo"$ *e,, i,, an" was hospita,iIe" *or ten (!0) "a.sE
7&p,ain. (JB)
V
Pon%iano borrowe" RubenCs (un$ sa.in( that he wou," use it to /i,, @re""ie. 0e%ause
Ruben a,so resente" @re""ie$ he rea"i,. ,ent his (un$ but to," Pon%iano: "O! pa#$abari%
&o $a' (reddie! isa%i &o $aa#ad! ha)" ;ater$ Pon%iano /i,,e" @re""ie$ but use" a /ni*e
be%ause he "i" not want @re""ieCs nei(hbors to hear the (unshot.
a. -hat$ i* an.$ is the ,iabi,it. o* RubenE 7&p,ain. (JB)
b. -ou," .our answer be the same i*$ instea" o* @re""ie$ it was Manue,$ a re,ati+e o*
Ruben$ who was /i,,e" b. Pon%iano usin( RubenCs (unE 7&p,ain. (JB)
VI
0a,"o /i,,e" <onra" in a "ar/ %orner$ at mi"ni(ht$ on Hanuar. 2$ !9'0. 1omina"or
witnesse" the entire in%i"ent$ but he was so s%are" to te,, the authorities about it.
5n Hanuar. 2$ !9G0$ 1omina"or$ bothere" b. his %ons%ien%e$ reporte" the matter to the
po,i%e. A*ter in+esti(ation$ the po,i%e *ina,,. arreste" 0a,"o on Hanuar. '$ !9K0.
<har(e" in %ourt$ 0a,"o %,aims that the %rime he %ommitte" ha" a,rea". pres%ribe".
s 0a,"oCs %ontention %orre%tE 7&p,ain. (JB)
VII
<harina$ <,er/ o* <ourt o* an RT< 0ran%h$ promise" the p,ainti** in a %ase pen"in(
be*ore the %ourt that she wou," %on+in%e the Presi"in( Hu"(e to "e%i"e the %ase in
p,ainti**Cs *a+or. n %onsi"eration there*or$ the p,ainti** (a+e <harina P20$000.00.
<harina was %har(e" with +io,ation o* Se%tion J (b) o* Repub,i% A%t 3o. J0!9$
prohibitin( an. pub,i% o**i%er *rom "ire%t,. or in"ire%t,. requestin( or re%ei+in( an. (i*t$
present$ per%enta(e$ or bene*it in %onne%tion with an. %ontra%t or transa%tion & & &
wherein the pub,i% o**i%er$ in his o**i%ia, %apa%it.$ has to inter+ene un"er the ,aw.
-hi,e the %ase was bein( trie"$ the 5mbu"sman *i,e" another in*ormation a(ainst
<harina *or n"ire%t 0riber. un"er the Re+ise" Pena, <o"e. <harina "emurre" to the
se%on" in*ormation$ %,aimin( that she %an no ,on(er be %har(e" un"er the Re+ise"
Pena, <o"e ha+in( been %har(e" *or the same a%t un"er R.A. J0!9.
s <harina %orre%tE 7&p,ain. (JB)
VIII
-hi,e A,*re"o$ 0rau,io$ <iria%o$ an" 1omin(o were robbin( a ban/$ po,i%emen arri+e".
A *ire*i(ht ensue" between the ban/ robbers an" the respon"in( po,i%emen$ an" one o*
the po,i%emen was /i,,e".
a. -hat %rime or %rimes$ i* an.$ ha" been %ommitte"E 7&p,ain. (JB)
b. Suppose it was A,*re"o who was /i,,e" b. the respon"in( po,i%emen$ what
%har(es %an be *i,e" a(ainst 0rau,io$ <iria%o an" 1omin(oE 7&p,ain. (2B)
%. Suppose in the %ourse o* the robber.$ be*ore the po,i%emen arri+e"$ 0rau,io shot
an" /i,,e" A,*re"o *o,,owin( a heate" "isa(reement on who shou," %arr. the
mone. ba(s$ what wou," be the %rimina, ,iabi,it. o* 0rau,io$ <iria%o an" 1omin(oE
7&p,ain. (2B)
IX
?ir(i,io$ arme" with a (un$ stoppe" a +an a,on( a maDor thorou(h*are in Mani,a$ pointe"
the (un at the "ri+er an" shoute": "Ti#i%* +id,ap ito*"
Terri*ie"$ the "ri+er$ Huanito$ stoppe" the +an an" a,,owe" ?ir(i,io to boar". nsi"e the
+an were Heremias$ a '-.ear-o," %hi,"$ son o* a mu,ti-mi,,ionaire$ an" 1a"a.$ the %hi,"Cs
nann.. ?ir(i,io to," Huanito to "ri+e to a "eserte" p,a%e$ an" there$ or"ere" the "ri+er to
a,i(ht. 0e*ore Huanito was a,,owe" to (o$ ?ir(i,io instru%te" him to te,, HeremiasC parents
that un,ess the. (i+e a ransom o* P!0-mi,,ion within two (2) "a.s$ Heremias wou," be
behea"e". 1a"a. was to," to remain in the +an an" ta/e %are o* Heremias unti, the
ransom is pai". ?ir(i,io then "ro+e the +an to his sa*ehouse.
-hat %rime or %rimes$ i* an.$ "i" ?ir(i,io %ommitE 7&p,ain. (5B)
X
To se%ure the re,ease o* his brother -i,,.$ a "etention prisoner$ an" his %ousin ?in%ent$
who is ser+in( senten%e *or homi%i"e$ <hito as/e" the RT< 0ran%h <,er/ o* <ourt to
issue an 5r"er whi%h wou," a,,ow the two prisoners to be brou(ht out o* Dai,. At *irst$ the
<,er/ re*use"$ but when <hito (a+e her P50$000.00$ she %onsente".
She then prepare" an 5r"er requirin( the appearan%e in %ourt o* -i,,. an" ?in%ent$
ostensib,. as witnesses in a pen"in( %ase. She *or(e" the Du"(eCs si(nature$ an"
"e,i+ere" the 5r"er to the Dai, war"en who$ in turn$ a,,owe" -i,,. an" ?in%ent to (o out
o* Dai, in the %ompan. o* an arme" es%ort$ 7"win. <hito a,so (a+e 7"win P50$000.00 to
,ea+e the two inmates un(uar"e" *or three minutes an" pro+i"e them with an
opportunit. to es%ape. Thus$ -i,,. an" ?in%ent were ab,e to es%ape.
-hat %rime or %rimes$ i* an.$ ha" been %ommitte" b. <hito$ -i,,.$ ?in%ent$ the 0ran%h
<,er/ o* <ourt$ 7"win$ an" the Dai, war"enE 7&p,ain .our answer. (5B)
PART II
XI
TRUE or FALSE. Answer TR67 i* the statement is true$ or @A;S7 i* the statement is
*a,se. 7&p,ain .our answer in not more than two (2) senten%es. (5B)
a. ;i*e imprisonment is a pena,t. more *a+orab,e to the %on+i%t than rec%sio,
perpeta)
b. ?o,untar. surren"er is a miti(atin( %ir%umstan%e in a,, a%ts an" omissions
punishab,e un"er the Re+ise" Pena, <o"e.
%. n a prose%ution *or *en%in( un"er P.1. !'!2$ it is a %omp,ete "e*ense *or the
a%%use" to pro+e that he ha" no /now,e"(e that the (oo"s or arti%,es *oun" in his
possession ha" been the subDe%t o* robber..
". n the %rime o* ,ibe,$ truth is an abso,ute "e*ense.
e. @or a person who transa%ts an instrument representin( the pro%ee"s o* a %o+ere"
un,aw*u, a%ti+it. to be ,iab,e un"er the Anti-Mone. ;aun"erin( A%t (R.A. 9!'0$ as
amen"e")$ it must be shown that he has /now,e"(e o* the i"entities o* the %u,prits
in+o,+e" in the %ommission o* the pre"i%ate %rimes.
XII
a. n a %on+i%tion *or homi%i"e$ the tria, %ourt appre%iate" two (2) miti(atin(
%ir%umstan%es an" one (!) a((ra+atin( %ir%umstan%e. 2omi%i"e un"er Arti%,e 2F9
o* the Re+ise" Pena, <o"e is punishab,e b. rec%sio, te&pora%! an imprisonment
term o* twe,+e (!2) .ears an" one (!) "a. to twent. (20) .ears. App,.in( the
n"eterminate Senten%e ;aw$ "etermine the appropriate pena,t. to be impose".
7&p,ain. (JB)
b. -i,, .our answer be the same i* it is a %on+i%tion *or i,,e(a, possession o* "ru(s
un"er R.A. 9!'5 (1an(erous 1ru(s A%t o* 2002)$ the pres%ribe" pena,t. o* whi%h
is a,so imprisonment *or a term o* twe,+e (!2) .ears an" one (!) "a. to twent.
(20) .earsE -h. or wh. notE (JB)
XIII
An(e,o "e+ise" a PonIi S%heme in whi%h 500 persons were "e%ei+e" into in+estin(
their mone. upon a promise o* a %apita, return o* 25B$ %ompute" month,.$ an"
(uarantee" b. post-"ate" %he%/s. 1urin( the *irst two months *o,,owin( the in+estment$
the in+estors re%ei+e" their pro*its$ but therea*ter$ An(e,o +anishe".
An(e,o was %har(e" with 500 %ounts o* esta*a an" 2$000 %ounts o* +io,ation o* 0atas
Pambansa (0P) 22. n his motion to quash$ An(e,o %onten"s that he %ommitte" a
%ontinue" %rime$ or de%ito co,ti,ado! hen%e$ he %ommitte" on,. one %ount o* esta*a
an" one %ount o* +io,ation o* 0P 22.
a. -hat is de%ito co,ti,ado- (!B)
b. s An(e,oCs %ontention tenab,eE 7&p,ain. (FB)
XIV
@o,,owin( his arrest a*ter a +a,i" bu.-bust operation$ Tomm. was %on+i%te" o* +io,ation
o* Se%tion 5$ Repub,i% A%t 9!'5. 5n appea,$ Tomm. questione" the a"missibi,it. o* the
e+i"en%e be%ause the po,i%e o**i%ers who %on"u%te" the bu.-bust operation *ai,e" to
obser+e the requisite L%hain o* %usto".L o* the e+i"en%e %on*is%ate" an"Mor seiIe" *rom
him.
-hat is the L%hain o* %usto".L requirement in "ru( o**ensesE -hat is its rationa,eE
-hat is the e**e%t o* *ai,ure to obser+e the requirementE (JB)
XV
Hoe was !G .ears o," when he %ommitte" homi%i"e in 2005. The %rime is punishab,e b.
rec%sio, te&pora%. A*ter two .ears in hi"in($ he was arreste" an" appropriate,.
%har(e" in Ma. 200G. Sin%e Repub,i% A%t 9JFF (Hu+eni,e Husti%e an" -e,*are A%t o*
200') was a,rea". in e**e%t$ Hoe mo+e" to a+ai, o* the pro%ess o* inter+ention or
"i+ersion.
a. -hat is inter+ention or "i+ersionE s Hoe entit,e" to inter+ention or "i+ersionE
7&p,ain. (JB)
b. Suppose HoeCs motion *or inter+ention or "i+ersion was "enie"$ an" he was
%on+i%te" two (2) .ears ,ater when Hoe was a,rea". 2! .ears o,"$ shou," the
Du"(e app,. the suspension o* senten%eE 7&p,ain. (2B)
%. Suppose Hoe was %on+i%te" o* attempte" mur"er with a spe%ia, a((ra+atin(
%ir%umstan%e an" was "enie" suspension o* senten%e$ wou," he be e,i(ib,e *or
probation un"er Presi"entia, 1e%ree (P1) 9'K$ %onsi"erin( that the "eath pena,t.
is imposab,e *or the %onsummate" *e,on.E 7&p,ain. (2B)
XVI
Ro(er an" Hessie$ Muni%ipa, Ma.or an" Treasurer$ respe%ti+e,.$ o* San Ra*ae,$ ;e.te$
%ause" the "isbursement o* pub,i% *un"s a,,o%ate" *or their ,o%a, "e+e,opment pro(rams
*or 200K. Re%or"s show that the amount o* P2-mi,,ion was purporte",. use" as *inan%ia,
assistan%e *or a ri%e pro"u%tion ,i+e,ihoo" proDe%t. 6pon in+esti(ation$ howe+er$ it was
*oun" that Ro(er an" Hessie *a,si*ie" the "isbursement +ou%hers an" supportin(
"o%uments in or"er to ma/e it appear that qua,i*ie" re%ipients who$ in *a%t$ are non-
e&istent in"i+i"ua,s$ re%ei+e" the mone..
Ro(er an" Hessie are %har(e" with ma,+ersation throu(h *a,si*i%ation an" +io,ation o*
Se%tion J (e) o* R.A. J0!9 *or %ausin( un"ue inDur. to the (o+ernment. 1is%uss the
propriet. o* the %har(es *i,e" a(ainst Ro(er an" Hessie. 7&p,ain. (FB)
XVII
-en%es,ao an" ;oretta were sta.in( in the same boar"in( house$ o%%up.in( "i**erent
rooms. 5ne ,ate e+enin($ when e+er.one in the house was as,eep$ -en%es,ao entere"
;orettaCs room with the use o* a pi%/,o%/. Then$ with *or%e an" +io,en%e$ -en%es,ao
ra+ishe" ;oretta. A*ter he ha" satis*ie" his ,ust$ -en%es,ao stabbe" ;oretta to "eath
an"$ be*ore ,ea+in( the room$ too/ her Dewe,r..
a. -hat %rime or %rimes$ i* an.$ "i" -en%es,ao %ommitE 7&p,ain. (FB)
b. 1is%uss the app,i%abi,it. o* the re,e+ant a((ra+atin( %ir%umstan%es o* "we,,in($
no%turnit. an" the use o* the pi%/,o%/ to enter the room o* the +i%tim. (JB)
%. -ou," .our answer to NaO be the same i*$ "espite the serious stab woun"s she
sustaine"$ ;oretta sur+i+e"E 7&p,ain. (JB)
XVIII
At the Ma,i(a.a 1is%o <,ub$ ;eon%io an" 7+e,.n were intimate,. "an%in( a +er.
se"u%ti+e "an%e number. -hi,e (.ratin( with their bo"ies$ ;eon%io "ippe" his pri+ate
parts in 7+e,.nCs butto%/s. n%ense"$ 7+e,.n proteste"$ but ;eon%io %ontinue" an"
ti(ht,. embra%e" her.
a. -hat %rime or %rimes$ i* an.$ "i" ;eon%io %ommitE 7&p,ain. (JB)
b. -ou," .our answer be the same i*$ e+en a*ter the musi% ha" stoppe"$ ;eon%io
%ontinue" to "an%e "irt.$ rubbin( his pri+ate parts on 7+e,.nCs butto%/sE 7&p,ain.
(JB)
XIX
1e,mo ,earne" that his enem.$ 5s%ar$ was %on*ine" at the ntensi+e <are 6nit (<6) o*
the Phi,ippine Me"i%a, <enter. nten"in( to /i,, 5s%ar$ 1e,mo "is(uise" himse,* as a
nurse$ entere" the <6$ an" saw a man ,.in( on the hospita, be" with se+era, ,i*e-
sa+in( tubes atta%he" to the bo".. 1e,mo "is%onne%te" the tubes an" ,e*t. ;ater$ the
resi"ent ph.si%ian "oin( his roun"s entere" the <6 an"$ seein( the "is%onne%te"
tubes$ rep,a%e" them. The patient sur+i+e". t turne" out that the patient was ;arr.$ as
5s%ar ha" been "is%har(e" *rom the hospita, ear,ier.
1e,mo was %har(e" with *rustrate" mur"er$ qua,i*ie" b. e+i"ent preme"itation an"
trea%her. as a((ra+atin( %ir%umstan%es. 1is%uss the propriet. o* the %har(e. (FB)
.NOTHIN/ (O00O1S.