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2nd Part of the Syllabus:

II. General Principles of Criminal Liability


A. Felony, defined (Art. 3, RPC)
B. Elements of criminal liability
?1. Physical element (Actus reus)
?a. Act
?b. Omission
?People v. Sylvester and Atienza, G.R. No.35748, 14 Dec 1931, 56 Phil. 353
??People v. Talingdan, L-32126, 6 July 1978, 84 SCRA 19

?2.Mental element (Mens rea)

a. Deliberate intent (Dolo)


Manuel v. People, G.R. No. 165842,29 November 2005
i. Elements of dolo
ii. General and specific intent
People v. Puno, G.R. No. 97471,17 February 1993, 219 SCRA 85
People v. Delim, G.R. No. 142773, 28January 2003
iii Mistake of fact
US v. Ah Chong, G.R. No. 52772, 19 March 1910, 15 Phil 488
iv. Malum prohibition as exception to the requirement of mens rea
Padilla v. Dizon, AC No. 3086,23 Feb. 1988, 158 SCRA 127
Magno v. CA, G.R. No. 96132, 26June 1992, 210 SCRA 475
v Intent distinguished from motive

b. Constructive intent (Culpa) Art 3 and 365


?i. Elements
?ii. Imprudence or lack of skill
?iii. Negligence or lack of foresight
?People v. Pugay, L-74324,17November 1988, 167 SCRA 439
Ivler v. San Pedro, G.R. No. 172716,17 Nov. 2010

c. Transferred intent (Art. 4, par. 1)


i. Aberratio ictusPeople v. Guillen, L-1477,18 Jan. 1950, 85 Phil. 307
ii. Error in personae
People v. Sabalones, G.R. No. 12348531 August 1998, 294 SCRA 751
iii. Praeter intentionem
People vs. Albuquerque, G.R.No. 38773, 19 December 1933, Phil. 150

3.Concurrence
4.Resulting harm
5 Causation
?Bataclan v. Medina, L-10126, 22 October 1957?102 Phil. 181
People v. Iligan, G.R. No. 75369, 26 Nov. 1990
Urbano v. Intermediate Appellate Court,G.R. No.72964, 7 January 1988

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