2010 1. Christopher, John, Richard, and Luke are fraternity brothers.

To protect themselves from rival fraternities, they all carry guns wherever they go. One night, after attending a party, they boarded a taxicab, held the driver at gunpoint and took the latters earnings. a. What crime, if any, did the four commit? Enumerate the elements of the crime. (2%)

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Suspecting that her husband of twenty years was having an affair, Leilanie hired a private investigator to spy on him. After two weeks, the private investigator showed Leilanie a video of her husband having sexual intercourse with another woman in a room of a five-star hotel. Based on what she saw on the video, Leilanie accused her husband of concubinage. a. Will the case of concubinage prosper? Explain. (3%)

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A asked financial support from her showbiz friend B who accommodated her by issuing in her favor a postdated check in the sum of P90,000.00. Both of them knew that the check would not be honored because Bs account had just been closed. The two then approached trader C whom they asked to change the check with cash, even agreeing that the exchange be discounted at P85,000.00 with the assurance that the check shall be funded upon maturity. Upon Cs presentment of the check for payment on due date, it was dishonored because the account had already been closed. a. What action/s may C commence against A and B to hold them to account for the loss of her P85,000.00? Explain. (5%)

2009 4. A asked financial support from her showbiz friend B who accommodated her by issuing in her favor a postdated check in the sum of P90,000.00. Both of them knew that the check would not be honored because Bs account had just been closed. The two then approached trader C whom they asked to change the check with cash, even agreeing that the exchange be discounted at P85,000.00 with the assurance that the check shall be funded upon maturity. Upon Cs presentment of the check for payment on due date, it was dishonored because the account had already been closed. a. What action/s may C commence against A and B to hold them to account for the loss of her P85,000.00? Explain. (5%)

5. At the Maligaya Disco Club, Leoncio and Evelyn were intimately dancing a very seductive dance number. While gyrating with their bodies, Leoncio dipped his private parts in Evelyns buttocks. Incensed, Evelyn protested, but Leoncio continued and tightly embraced her. a. What crime or crimes, if any, did Leoncio commit? Explain. (3%) b. Would your answer be the same if, even after the music had stopped, Leoncio continued to dance dirty, rubbing his private parts on Evelyns buttocks? Explain. (3%) 6. While Alfredo, Braulio, Ciriaco, and Domingo were robbing a bank, policemen arrived. A firefight ensued between the bank robbers and the responding policemen, and one of the policemen was killed. a. What crime or crimes, if any, had been committed? Explain. (3%)

b. Suppose it was Alfredo who was killed by the responding policemen, what charges can be filed against Braulio, Ciriaco and Domingo? Explain. (2%) c. Suppose in the course of the robbery, before the policemen arrived, Braulio shot and killed Alfredo following a heated disagreement on who should carry the money bags, what would be the criminal liability of Braulio, Ciriaco and Domingo? Explain. (2%)

7. Ponciano borrowed Rubens gun, saying that he would use it to kill Freddie. Because Ruben also resented Freddie, he readily lent his gun, but told Ponciano: "O, pagkabaril mo kay Freddie, isauli mo kaagad, ha." Later, Ponciano killed Freddie, but used a knife because he did not want Freddies neighbors to hear the gunshot. a. What, if any, is the liability of Ruben? Explain. (3%) b. Would your answer be the same if, instead of Freddie, it was Manuel, a relative of Ruben, who was killed by Ponciano using Rubens gun? Explain. (3%)
2008

8. Lucas had been the stay-in houseboy of spouses Nestor and Julia for Five Years. One Night, while Nestor and Julia were out having dinner, Lucas and his friend Pedro gained entry into the masters' bedroom with the used of a false key. They found Julia's jewelry box in one of the cabinets which was unlocked. Lucas believed that Julia's jewelry inside the box. Unknown to Lucas and Pedro, the box was empty. Pedro took the box and left the bedroom with Lucas. They were shock when they saw Nestor in the sala, pointing a gun at them. Nestor ordered them to stop and hand over the box. Pedro complied. It turned out that Nestor had just arrived in time to see Lucas and Pedro leaving the master's bedroom with the box. a. State with reasons, the crime or crimes, if any, Lucas and Pedro committed. ( 7% ) 9. Hubert and Eunice were married in the Philippines. Hubert took graduate studies in New York and met his former girlfriend Eula. They renewed their friendship and finally decided to get married. The first wife, Eunice, heard about the marriage and secures a copy of the marriage contract in New York. Eunice filed a case of Bigamy against Hubert in the Philippines. a. Will the case prosper? Explain. ( 4% ) b. If Eunice gave her consent to the second marriage, what will your answer be? Explain.