Saint Ferdinand College

College of Criminology
City of Ilagan, Isabela
EXPANDED TERTIARY EDUCATION EQUIVALENCY AND ACCREDITATION
PROGRAM (ETEEAP)

MODULE IN CRIMINAL LAW BOOK 2

(CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE)

Presented in these document are outline of course topic references that serves as
study guide in answering practical or situational case analysis provided in the three
learning modules.
The learning modules are found in the Compilation One: A Compiled ETEEAP
Materials in Criminal Jurisprudence, Procedure and Evidence ... as the main reference.

Competencies :
The ETEEAP Beneficiary shall be able to:
1. Know the different elements of the different crimes
2. Know and apply new penal statutes
3. Apply knowledge of elements of crime
4. Analyze and differentiate crimes

Criminal Law Book II

MODULE I
CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS
Course Topic Reference
Most common crimes committed against persons
I.
PARRICIDE
II.
INFANTICIDE
III.
MURDER (Article 248; RPC)
IV.
HOMICIDE (Article 249; RPC)
V. ABORTION
VI.
PHYSICAL INJURIES:
VII.
Republic Act 8353- RAPE
When and how is rape committed?
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR MODULE I
1. Indicate whether in the following instances the offender can be charged of parricide
or not. If the crime is parricide write Parricide. If not, then write Not Parricide.

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A person who kills his brother

One who kills his step daughter
He who kills an illegitimate grandfather
A mother who kills her 1 day old child
A father who kills his illegitimate son
One who kills his aunt
One who kills his cousin
A father who kills his son-in-law
A man who kills his live-in partner
A person who kills his nephew
A mother who kills her adopted son
A wife who kills her husband
He who kills his illegitimate grandson
A mother who kills her daughter
A mother who kills her illegitimate daughter
One who kills his grandchild
A person who kills his great grandfather
One who kills her illegitimate sister
A person who kills his brother-in-law

2. A person is found dead with wounds in at his back and thirty other wounds in the
different parts of his body. What crime are you going to file? Justify your answer?
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3. A, a house maid of X prepared a beverage for the latter. Her purpose was to
help X who was complaining of stomach ache. When the beverage was taken by
X he suffered an abortion. She nearly died and was confined in the hospital for
31 days.
Under existing laws, A cannot be charged of either intentional or
unintentional abortion. Can you explain why? What crime did A commit? Reason
out.
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4. X challenge Y to a fight. The latter readily accepted the challenge.
As a result of the fight, Y died. What crime are you going to file? Why?
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5. A homosexual (tomboy) inserted her finger into Anas female organ, against the
latters will and consent.
a. Under existing laws the crime only constitutes acts of lasciviousness and not
rape. Can you explain why?
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b. If what has been inserted into Anas female organ is an object, let us say, a
piece of candle, are you going to charge the homosexual of the same crime of
acts of lasciviousness or are you going to charge her this time of the crime of
rape. Justify your answer.
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Criminal Law Book II

MODULE II
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY:
Course Topic Reference
PART I - How does robbery differ from theft?
ROBBERY:
I. ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE AGAINST OR INTIMIDATION OF PERSONS
II. ROBBERY WITH FORCE UPON THINGS.
THEFT:

PART II - Other crimes against property

I.
Brigandage (Article 306; RPC)
II.
Art.315- Swindling (Estafa)
1. With unfaithfulness or abuse of confidence
2. By means of any false pretenses or fraudulent acts executed prior to or
simultaneously with the commission of the fraud
III.
IV.

Art. 327- Malicious mischief

ARSON: (Art. 320 to 326-B as amended by P.D. No. 1613 and R.A. 7659)

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR MODULE II

1. A,
B, C and D robbed a bank. When they were about to flee,
policemen came and they traded shots with them. If one of the policemen was killed
in the exchange of shots, definitely the crime is robbery with homicide.
Questions:
a. If one of the robbers was killed by the police officers, what crime are you going
to file against the remaining robbers? Why?
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b. If a bank employee was killed by the policemen in the course of the latters
action of arresting or trying to arrest the robbers what crime are you going to
file? Reason out.
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2. Ana was on her way home from school, one night when suddenly A, a desperate
lover, grabbed her, poked an ice pick on her neck, then dragged her on a grassy
place. Ana tried to fight to resist the sexual advances made by A but the latter
boxed her in the abdomen reason for which he succeeded in having sexual
intercourse with her. After the sexual intercourse, A was about to leave when he
noticed Anas bag thrown a few meters away from the unconscious body of Ana.
A took the bag. Ana comes to you to file a complaint.
What crime/s are you going to file? Explain.
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3. Differentiate theft from robbery with violence against or intimidation of person.

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Criminal Law Book II

MODULE III
CRIMES INVOLVING LIBERTY
Course Topic Reference
PART I - Illegal Detention as differentiated from Arbitrary Detention:
PART II - Illegal Detention:
PART III - Other crimes against liberty:
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR MODULE III
1. Miss X went to the PNP station and complained of having been raped by A last
night. Immediately, the Chief of Police ordered the arrest of A and detained him
at the PNP station.
Was the arrest legal? Explain fully by citing the crime committed if there be any.
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2. A has an standing warrant of arrest. When the police officers went to his house to
serve the same, A grabbed a minor child, poked a knife at the latters neck, called
for media people, and demanded a vehicle from the authorities which he could use
in escaping.
What crime did he commit if any?
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3. Differentiate Arbitrary Detention from Illegal Detention.

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4. A gave B a knife and ordered him to kill X who was sleeping nearby. A
pointed his gun to B and told the latter that he would shoot him (B) if he refused
to do so. If B stabbed to death X
Question:
i.
What is the degree of participation of A in the death of X? Reason out.
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ii.

Is B criminally liable? Explain.

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6. A and B murdered X. C, knowing what the two (A and B ) did to X,

buried the corpse to prevent its discovery.
Question:
i.
What is the degree of participation of C in the crime of murder? Why?
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7. A was walking along a dark alley when X from behind snatched the bag she
was then carrying. X ran away after snatching the bag.
What crime was committed?
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8. A went to his wife, who was living separately from him to entreat her to live with
him again, but a cousin of his wife provoked him then and there, reason for which,
A assaulted his wifes cousin. As a result, his wifes cousin lost his left arm.
What crime are you going to file against A? Why?

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9. A police officer shot a 7 years old child in his abdomen. The child would have died
were it not for a timely medical attendance.
What crime was committed? Why?
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