Online Exam: Criminal Law (2011 Bar Exams)
The following questions are copied en toto from the 2011 Bar Exams in Criminal Law (Set A). There are 75 questions in all. Good luck!
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Question 1 |
A | Abuse of superior strength. |
B | Treachery. |
C | None. |
D | Evident premeditation. |
Question 2 |
A | complete blindness. |
B | a severed leg. |
C | a severed right hand. |
D | being deaf mute and dumb. |
Question 3 |
A | Speeches extolling communism and urging the people to hold a national strike and paralyze commerce and trade. |
B | Speeches calling for resignation of high government officials. |
C | Utterance of statements irritating or obnoxious to the ears of the police officers. |
D | Leaders of jeepney and bus associations shouting “Bukas tuloy ang welga hanggang sa magkagulo na!” |
Question 4 |
A | No, since the accused had time to reflect when he got his gun. |
B | Yes, since the wife and their driver desecrated the marital bed. |
C | No, since the accused did not catch them while having sexual intercourse. |
D | Yes, since the scene shows that they had an intimate relationship. |
Question 5 |
A | as accomplice in violation of the Anti-Torture Act. |
B | a principal in violation of the Anti-Torture Act. |
C | a principal in violation of the Anti-Hazing Law. |
D | an accomplice in violation of the Anti-Hazing Law. |
Question 6 |
A | the accused surrendering the weapon he used in his crime to the authorities. |
B | the accused committing theft out of extreme poverty. |
C | the accused raping his victim in extreme state of passion. |
D | the mother killing her 2-day old child to conceal her dishonor. |
Question 7 |
A | Robbery in an inhabited house or public building. |
B | Qualified theft |
C | Robbery in an uninhabited place or in a private building |
D | Theft |
Question 8 |
A | Violation of the Child Pornography Act |
B | Violation of the Child Abuse Law |
C | None |
D | Corruption of minors under the Penal Code |
Question 9 |
A | mitigating passion and obfuscation. |
B | incomplete self-defense. |
C | battered woman syndrome, a complete self-defense. |
D | mitigating vindication of grave offense. |
Question 10 |
A | entered through a window without breaking it. |
B | although armed took property valued at only P200. |
C | entered the house using false keys. |
D | although armed did not fire their weapons. |
Question 11 |
A | praeter intentionem. |
B | passion or obfuscation. |
C | incomplete self-defense preceded by undue provocation. |
D | complete self-defense. |
Question 12 |
A | Yes, malice is not presumed since X wrote the letter to the presiding judge who has a duty to act on what it states. |
B | No, since malice is presumed with respect to defamatory imputations. |
C | Yes, since malice is not presumed in libel. |
D | No, since malice is self-evident in the letter. |
Question 13 |
A | Murder, the arson being absorbed already |
B | Arson with murder as a compound crime |
C | Arson, the homicide being absorbed already |
D | Separate crimes of murder and arson |
Question 14 |
A | Homicide with incomplete self-defense, since he could have run from his aggressors. |
B | No crime, since he needed to repel the aggression, employing reasonable means for doing so. |
C | Homicide mitigated by incomplete self-defense, since stabbing a person to the heart is excessive. |
D | Homicide, since he knew that stabbing a person in the heart is fatal. |
Question 15 |
A | Crime committed by a Filipino in the disputed Spratly's Island. |
B | Plunder committed at his place of assignment abroad by a Philippine public officer. |
C | Forgery of US bank notes committed in the Philippines. |
D | Violation of the Trademark Law committed by an alien in the Philippines. |
Question 16 |
A | 2 battering episodes. |
B | 4 battering episodes. |
C | 3 battering episodes. |
D | 5 battering episodes. |
Question 17 |
A | 15 years and below acting without discernment. |
B | below 18 years acting with discernment. |
C | 18 years old at the time of the commission of the crime acting with discernment. |
D | above 15 years but below 18 acting without discernment. |
Question 18 |
A | X kills Y who attempted to rape X’s wife. |
B | Following the killing of his adopted brother, P went to the place where it happened and killed S whom he found there. |
C | P severely maltreats S, a septuagenarian, prompting the latter to kill him. |
D | M killed R who slandered his wife. |
Question 19 |
A | None |
B | Both X and Y based on conspiracy |
C | Y as the one who negotiated the check contrary to the agreement |
D | X as the drawer of the check |
Question 20 |
A | grave coercion. |
B | forcible abduction. |
C | frustrated kidnapping. |
D | attempted kidnapping. |
Question 21 |
A | Yes, parties must state the truth in their pleadings. |
B | No, since malice is not evident. |
C | No, since pleadings filed in court are absolutely privileged. |
D | Yes, given the fact that the imputation of fraud was baseless. |
Question 22 |
A | dismissed provided the accused is not a habitual delinquent. |
B | dismissed without any precondition. |
C | prosecuted still since the offended party has a vested interest in the repealed law. |
D | prosecuted still since the charge was valid when filed. |
Question 23 |
A | Homicide. |
B | None since he killed her under exceptional circumstances. |
C | Parricide. |
D | None since he acted under a mistake of fact. |
Question 24 |
A | None, since he took no step to take part in executing the crime. |
B | Accomplice to murder, since his cooperation was minimal. |
C | Accessory to murder, since his map facilitated the escape of the two. |
D | Principal to murder, since he acted in conspiracy with Zeno and Primo. |
Question 25 |
A | to vote in a plebiscite. |
B | to be elected to a public office. |
C | to vote in any popular election for a public office. |
D | to hold any public office. |
Question 26 |
A | It will appreciate passion or obfuscation and vindication of a grave offense as just one mitigating circumstance and voluntary surrender as another. |
B | It will appreciate all three mitigating circumstances separately. |
C | It will appreciate the three mitigating circumstances only as one. |
D | It will appreciate passion or obfuscation and voluntary surrender as one mitigating circumstance and vindication of a grave offense as another. |
Question 27 |
A | a public officer officially entrusted with the document. |
B | any public officer. |
C | private individuals who executed the same. |
D | private individuals. |
Question 28 |
A | consummated bribery. |
B | frustrated bribery. |
C | no crime. |
D | attempted bribery. |
Question 29 |
A | mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. |
B | stepfather and stepson. |
C | aunt and nephew. |
D | adopted son and legitimate natural daughter. |
Question 30 |
A | the property was mortgaged for a usurious contract of loan. |
B | the real property subject of the sale does not exist. |
C | the owner disposes of his encumbered real property as if it is free from encumbrances. |
D | the owner of property sells a property and subsequently rescinds the sale. |
Question 31 |
A | serious physical Injuries thru reckless imprudence. |
B | complex crime of reckless imprudence resulting in serious physical injuries. |
C | medical malpractice. |
D | reckless imprudence resulting in murder. |
Question 32 |
A | two separate counts of light slander, one for each woman. |
B | grave slander against the woman who started it and light slander against the other woman. |
C | two separate counts of grave slander, one against each of them. |
D | one count of grave slander against the woman who uttered the more insulting expressions. |
Question 33 |
A | special complex crime. |
B | compound crime. |
C | complex crime proper. |
D | continuing crime. |
Question 34 |
A | Caloy, the owner of the house, was not present. |
B | Debbie is not a dweller of the house. |
C | Dwelling did nothing to provoke Ana into assaulting Debbie. |
D | Belen, whom Debbie maligned, also dwells in the house. |
Question 35 |
A | several offenders committed the crime but the court wants to ascertain which of them acted as leader. |
B | the evidence of guilt of the accused is circumstantial. |
C | the evidence of the crime consists of both direct and circumstantial evidence. |
D | ascertaining the degree of penalty that may be imposed on the offender. |
Question 36 |
A | must not be connected to the intended crime. |
B | itself constitutes an offense. |
C | must seem connected to the intended crime. |
D | requires another act to result in a felony. |
Question 37 |
A | as a principal to the crime of obstruction of justice. |
B | as an accessory to the crime of obstruction of justice. |
C | as a principal to the crime of robbery. |
D | as an accessory to the crime of robbery. |
Question 38 |
A | provided no help, when he can, to save the victim from dying. |
B | watched quietly as the murderer stabbed his victim. |
C | agreed to serve as a lookout after his companions decided to murder the victim. |
D | helped the murderer find the victim who was hiding to avoid detection. |
Question 39 |
A | X may plead aberratio ictus as he had no intention to hit Z. |
B | X may plead praetor intentionem since he intended only to scare, not kill Z. |
C | X may plead commission of only Discharge of Firearm as he had no intent to kill Z when he fired his gun. |
D | X cannot plead praetor intentionem since the intent to kill is presumed from the killing of the victim. |
Question 40 |
A | his minority is setoff by some aggravating circumstance. |
B | he forfeits such rights by gross misconduct and immorality. |
C | he is found to have acted with discernment. |
D | he is proved to be 18 years or older. |
Question 41 |
A | not liable for selling since the police operation was an invalid entrapment. |
B | liable for selling since the police operation was a valid form of instigation. |
C | liable for selling since the police operation was a valid entrapment. |
D | not liable since the police operation was an invalid instigation. |
Question 42 |
A | Yes, since truth can be a valid defense in libel. |
B | No, since Sam imputes the commission of a crime to Judge Odon. |
C | No, since the imputation is not related to the duties of a judge. |
D | No, since Sam does not impute a crime to Judge Odon. |
Question 43 |
A | The Philippine court. |
B | The Russian court. |
C | Any court that first asserts jurisdiction over the case. |
D | The Indonesian court. |
Question 44 |
A | The victim is raped. |
B | Ransom is demanded. |
C | The victim is killed as a consequence of the detention. |
D | The offender is a public officer. |
Question 45 |
A | rebellion. |
B | piracy. |
C | espionage. |
D | treason. |
Question 46 |
A | defense of honor. |
B | passion or obfuscation. |
C | self-defense. |
D | immediate vindication of a grave offense. |
Question 47 |
A | No, since X but made a fair commentary on a matter of public interest. |
B | No, since he wrote his article under the freedom enjoyed by the press. |
C | Yes, since the article was libelous and inconsistent with good faith and reasonable care. |
D | No, since X’s article constitutes privileged communication. |
Question 48 |
A | sedition. |
B | espionage. |
C | highway robbery. |
D | rebellion. |
Question 49 |
A | malicious mischief with the alternative mitigating circumstance of relationship. |
B | the civil damage he caused. |
C | malicious mischief. |
D | malicious mischief with the alternative aggravating circumstance of relationship. |
Question 50 |
A | quasi delict. |
B | dolo. |
C | tortious crimes. |
D | culpa. |
Question 51 |
A | the act is criminal and punished under and pursuant to common law. |
B | crime is a product of the law. |
C | there is a crime for as long as the act is inherently evil. |
D | the act is criminal at the time of its commission and recognized as such at the time of its commission but the penalty therefor is prescribed in a subsequently enacted law. |
Question 52 |
A | rebellion. |
B | homicide. |
C | robbery. |
D | misprision of treason. |
Question 53 |
A | increases the penalty to its maximum period. |
B | automatically reduces the penalty. |
C | changes the gravity of the offense. |
D | affects the imposable penalty, depending on other modifying circumstances. |
Question 54 |
A | Chiefs of Mission |
B | Ministers Resident |
C | Commercial Attache of a foreign country |
D | Ambassador |
Question 55 |
A | Accomplice to robbery since his role in the crime was minimal. |
B | Robbery and arson since arson took place as an incident of the robbery. |
C | Just for robbery since he only agreed to it and served as lookout. |
D | Robbery and arson since C took no step to stop the arson. |
Question 56 |
A | raises the penalty by two periods higher. |
B | increases the penalty to its next degree but absorbs all the other aggravating circumstances. |
C | changes the description and the nature of the offense. |
D | is one which applies only in conjunction with another aggravating circumstance. |
Question 57 |
A | lack of motive can result in conviction where the crime and the accused's part in it are shown. |
B | lack of motive precludes conviction. |
C | motive is material only where there is no evidence of criminal intent. |
D | the motive of an offender is absolutely immaterial. |
Question 58 |
A | the rape victim’s husband. |
B | the offender’s wife who herself is the rape victim. |
C | the rape victim herself. |
D | his wife for having raped another woman. |
Question 59 |
A | The offender receives a gift by himself or through another. |
B | The offender takes a gift with a view to committing a crime in exchange. |
C | The offender is a public officer. |
D | The act which the offender agrees to perform or which he executes is connected with his official duties. |
Question 60 |
A | other deceits. |
B | theft. |
C | civil damages only. |
D | occupation or usurpation of personal property. |
Question 61 |
A | Homicide. |
B | Murder if she deliberated on her action. |
C | Euthanasia. |
D | Giving Assistance to Suicide. |
Question 62 |
A | with its own definition and special penalty provided by a special penal law. |
B | with its own definition and special penalty provided by the Penal Code. |
C | made up of 2 or more crimes defined in the Penal Code. |
D | made up of 2 or more crimes defined in the Penal Code and special penal laws. |
Question 63 |
A | The check was returned unpaid with stamp “stop payment,” although the drawer’s deposit was sufficient. |
B | The check, drawn and issued in the Philippines, was dishonored by the drawee bank in a foreign country. |
C | The drawer of the dishonored check paid its value within 5 days from notice of dishonor. |
D | The check was presented to the bank for payment 6 months after the date of issue. |
Question 64 |
A | in a partly occupied condominium building. |
B | on a banca far out at sea. |
C | in a house located in cul de sac. |
D | in a dark alley in Tondo. |
Question 65 |
A | The imposable penalty will depend on what was not returned. |
B | It is exculpatory. |
C | It is mitigating. |
D | It is inculpatory, an admission of the commission of the crime. |
Question 66 |
A | No, since kicks on the body cannot cause death. |
B | Yes, since E cannot be compelled to undergo medical treatment. |
C | Yes, since it was a natural result of the injuries X inflicted on E. |
D | No, since it took too long for death to occur. |
Question 67 |
A | No, since the medical director has full discretion in releasing the salary of government doctors. |
B | No, since Dr. Chow brought it upon himself, having failed to submit the required DTRs. |
C | Yes, since his salary was withheld without prior hearing. |
D | Yes, since the medical Director acted with evident bad faith. |
Question 68 |
A | Conspiracy to commit direct assault. |
B | Conspiracy to commit indirect assault. |
C | Illegal possession of firearms. |
D | Attempted direct assault. |
Question 69 |
A | is in the nature of confession and avoidance. |
B | may be presumed from the offender’s previous behavior. |
C | exempts the offender from criminal liability whatever the circumstances. |
D | may be mitigating if its presence becomes apparent subsequent to the commission of the crime. |
Question 70 |
A | Incriminating an innocent person |
B | Unlawful arrest |
C | Complex crime of incriminating an innocent person with unlawful arrest |
D | None, as it is a case of entrapment |
Question 71 |
A | This serves as aggravating circumstance of concealment of weapon. |
B | It has no effect at all since the law provides none. |
C | He is considered to have confessed to murder. |
D | This serves as an analogous mitigating circumstance of voluntary surrender. |
Question 72 |
A | whether the offender is liable as an accomplice. |
B | the correct penalty for crimes committed through reckless imprudence. |
C | if certain crimes committed on the same occasion can be complexed. |
D | what stage of the felony has been reached. |
Question 73 |
A | Yes because any intervening cause between the infliction of injury and death is immaterial. |
B | No because the delay in the administration of the medical treatment was an intervening cause. |
C | Yes because the delay did not break the causal connection between X's felonious act and the injuries sustained by Y. |
D | No because the infliction of injury was not the immediate cause of the death. |
Question 74 |
A | discovery of the second marriage by the authorities. |
B | registration of the second marriage in the Local Civil Registry. |
C | celebration or solemnization of the second marriage. |
D | discovery of the second marriage by the offended spouse. |
Question 75 |
A | No, because the bystanders had nothing to do with the abandoned truck on the road. |
B | Yes, since the bystanders should have kept off the shoulder of the road. |
C | Yes, since the instinct of self-preservation takes priority in an emergency. |
D | No, because the injury done is greater than the evil to be avoided. |
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