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Mock Board Criminal Law 2
Mock Board Criminal Law 2
1. This felony is committed by any Filipino citizen or an alien residing in the Philippines who
levies war against the Philippines or adheres to her enemies giving them aid or comfort in the
Philippines or elsewhere.
a. Treason c. Flight to enemy country
b. Rebellion d. Sedition
2. What crime is committed by one who on the high seas or in Philippine waters shall attack or
seize a vessel or, not being a member of its complement or passengers, shall seize the whole or
part of the cargo of said vessel, its equipments or personal belongings.
3. This felony is committed by any public officer or employee, who without legal ground such as
violent insanity or the commission of a crime, shall detain another.
a. arbitrary detention c. illegal arrest
b. kidnapping d. grave coercion
4. This felony is committed by a public officer or employee who, not being authorized by judicial
order, shall enter the dwelling of another against the will of its owner.
a. trespass to dwelling c. abuse of authority
b. violation of domicile d. police brutality
5. This crime is committed by rising publicly and taking arms against the Government for the
purpose of removing from the allegiance to said government the territory of the RP or any part
thereof, or deprive the Chief executive or Congress any of their powers or prerogatives.
a. coup d’ etat c. murder
b. sedition d. rebellion
6. What felony is committed by person or persons who belong to the military or police
organizations or those who hold public office or employment who shall make a swift attack
directed against duly constituted authorities, or any military camp or installation,
communications network or public facilities for the purpose of seizing state power.
a. rebellion c. insurrection
b. coup d’etat d. people power
7. What crime is committed by a public officer or employee who shall arrest or search any
member of Congress while Congress is in regular or special session, except when such member
has committed a crime punishable under the RPC by a penalty higher than prision mayor.
a. unlawful arrest c. arbitrary detention
b. illegal detention d. violation of parliamentary immunity
8. The felony of _______ by any founder, director, and presidents of associations organized for
the purpose of committing any of the crimes punishable under the RPC or for some purpose
contrary to public morals.
9. This is committed by any person who shall attack, employ force, or seriously intimidate or
resist any person in authority or his agents while engaged in the performance of his duties or on
the occasion of such performance.
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At this point, the prospective examinee should not find much difficulty in answering numbers 1-30
because they are very basic in nature. One of the secrets in passing the Board is by familiarization with the
purely codal provisions of the four (4) major law subjects.
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a. direct assault b. indirect assault c. attempted murder d. disrespect of rank
10. Any person directly vested with jurisdiction, whether as an individual or as a member of
some court or governmental corporation, board or commission, shall be deemed to be _______.
12. This is committed by any person who shall remove from any penal establishment any
person confined therein or shall help the escape of such person by means of violence
intimidation or bribery.
13. This felony is committed by any convict who shall evade the service of his sentence by
escaping during the term of his imprisonment by reason of final judgment.
14. When a convict evades the service of his sentence by reason of or on the occasion of
disorders, earthquakes or other calamities he should return to the penal institution within forty
eight (48) hours following the issuance of a proclamation by the Chief Executive announcing the
passing away of such calamity. If he does not do this he shall suffer an additional penalty of how
much?
a. one year b. 1/5 c. 1/5 of the time remaining under the original sentence
d. 3 day
15. A form of repetition wherein a person shall commit a felony after having been convicted by
final judgment, before beginning to serve such sentence or while serving the same. If this
happens the person will be punished the maximum period of the penalty prescribed by the law
for the new felony.
16. This is committed either by: a. By giving to a treasury or bank note or any instrument
payable to bearer or to order, the appearance of a true and genuine document; or b. By erasing,
substituting, counterfeiting, or altering by any means the figures, letters, words or signs
contained therein.
17. What felony is committed by any person who shall knowingly and falsely represent himself
to be an officer, agent or representative of any department or agency of the Philippine or any
foreign government, or who under pretense of official position shall perform any act pertaining
to any person in authority or public officer of the Philippine or foreign government, or any
agency thereof, without being lawfully entitled to do so.
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a. estafa b. falsification
c. usurpation of authority or official functions d.. illegal use of uniform
18. This is committed by any person who shall publicly and improperly make use of insignia,
uniform or dress pertaining to an office not held by such person or to a class of person of which
he is not a member.
19. This felony is committed by any person who shall offend against decency or good customs
by any highly scandalous conduct not expressly falling within any other article of the RPC.
20. He is any person who having no apparent means of subsistence, who has the physical ability
to work and neglects to apply himself to some lawful calling.
21. __________ is any women who, for money or profit, habitually indulge in sexual intercourse
or lascivious conduct.
22. He is any person who, by direct provision of law, popular election or appointment by
competent authority, shall take part in the performance of public functions in the government,
or shall perform in said government duties as an employee, agent or subordinate official, of any
rank or class.
23. This one is committed by public officers or employees who, in dereliction of the duties of his
office, shall maliciously refrain from instituting prosecution for the punishment of violators of
law, or shall tolerate the commission of offenses.
24. What crime is committed by any public officer or employee who shall agree to perform an
act constituting a crime, in connection with the performance of his official duties, in
consideration of any offer, promise, gift or present received by such officer, personally or
through the mediation of another.
25. What crime is committed by a public officer entrusted with the collection of taxes and other
imposts who shall commit any of the following?
a. directly or indirectly demanding the payment of sums different from or larger than
authorized by law
b. voluntarily failing to issue a receipt, as provided by law for sums of money collected
c. collecting or receiving by way of payment things or objects different from that provided
by law.
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26. This is committed by an accountable public officer who, shall appropriate, or shall
misappropriate or shall consent, or through abandonment or negligence shall permit another
person to take public funds or property.
a. direct bribery c. malversation of public funds
b. technical malversation d. frauds against the public treasury
27. This is committed by a public officer who shall consent to the escape of a prisoner in his
custody.
28. This is committed by any public officer or employee who shall overdo himself in the
correction or handling of a prisoner or detention prisoner under his charge by the imposition of
punishment not authorize by the regulations or inflicting punishment in a cruel or humiliating
manner.
29. This is committed by any public officer who shall solicit or make immoral advances to a
woman under his custody or to other women like the wife, daughter, sister or relative within the
same degree by affinity of any person in the custody of a warden or officer.
30. This felony is committed by any person who shall intentionally mutilate another by depriving
him, of some essential organ for reproduction.
a. castration b. cutting of happiness c. mutilation d. bobbitised punishment
INTERMEDIATE
31. Who is the present Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court?
32. What law is titled “An Act to Secure the State and Protect Our People from Terrorism”? It is
also known as the Anti-Terrorism Law or Human Security Act of 2007.
33. Cain and Abel are brothers. One day while Abel was in the fields, Cain stabbed his brother
Abel from behind. Abel died. What crime was committed by Cain?
34. Any of the following circumstances will qualify the felony of piracy EXCEPT:
a. Whenever the pirates have seized a vessel by boarding or firing upon the same
b. Whenever the pirates have abandoned their victims without means of saving
themselves; or
c. Whenever the crime is accompanied by murder, homicide, physical injuries or rape
d. Whenever the pirates commit onanism in front of the lady passengers.
35. Whenever an officer has lawfully arrested a person without a warrant, he must make sure
that he delivers that person arrested within certain prescribed periods to the proper authorities,
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otherwise he might be held liable for delay in the delivery of detained persons to proper
judicial authorities. Which of the following periods prescribed is NOT CORRECT:
36. The felonies of arbitrary detention, violation of domicile, expulsion and others are contained
in TITLE TWO (2) Book TWO (2) of the Revised Penal Code. They are all under the title “Crimes
against the fundamental law of the state.” Why are they so called?
a. because they violate certain provisions of the bill of right in the constitution
b. because that is what the authors of the RPC wanted their title to be
c. because they are the most heinous crimes in the RPC
d. because I do not know the answer
37. There are three (3) ways of committing violation of domicile which among the following is
NOT a way of committing it?
38. All of the following are the preferred witnesses in cases of a lawful search of another’s
premises. Which among the following is not qualified to act as a witness or perhaps the least
preferred among them?
39. May the crime of coup d’ etat be possibly committed by a single person?
40. Which among the following is NOT a way of committing alarms and scandals?
a. any person who within any town or public place shall discharge any firearm, rocket,
firecracker or explosives calculated to cause alarm or danger
b. any person who shall instigate or take an active part in any charivari or disorderly
meeting offensive to another or prejudicial to public tranquility
c. any person while wandering about at night or while engaged in nocturnal amusement
shall disturb the public peace.
d. any person who habitually associate himself with prostitutes and profit by it.
41. What crime is committed 2 by anyone who shall bury with pomp the body of a person who
has been legally executed?
42. What is that defense in a criminal case for rape wherein the accused says that he and the
supposed rape victim are sweethearts and therefore sexual intercourse was consensual
between the two of them?
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The question has no more practical value these days in view of the fact that no person now can be legally
executed as RA 9346 has prohibited the imposition of the death penalty.
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a. sweetheart defense or theory c. admission
b. alibi d. justifying circumstance
43. X is a detention prisoner. One night while his jail guard was not looking, he was able to
surreptitiously slip away from the provincial jail and managed to escape. What crime did he
commit?
44. In the above case what crime was committed by the jail officer concerned?
45. X told Y that he will use the latter as a false witness in a crime in which X was a party. Y
agreed and the two together with X’s lawyer invented a story wherein it was made to appear
that Y was a witness to a certain transaction. If X would introduce the testimony of Y in court, Y
would be liable for the crime of “Offering false testimony in evidence”. This crime is also known
as:
46. X a woman, was caught in flagrante delicto in the act of having sexual intercourse with Y a
man. Investigation revealed that X had sex with Y in consideration of fifty (P50) pesos only.
Assume that it was proven that X committed the act of having sex for a fee for the first and that
precise time only, may X be legally considered a prostitute?
a. yes
b. no
c. yes if Y testifies that X is already a sexpert even it was her first time
d. no, because the fifty pesos consideration is so cheap
47. What crime is committed by anyone (adult) who shall kill a child three years old? 3
48. What time of physical injury is committed by one who shall wound, beat, assault another
causing the offended party to be incapacitated for labor for ten (10) days or more (but should
not exceed 30 days)?
a. serious physical injuries c. less serious physical injuries
b. slight physical injuries d. maltreatment
49. When any person (man or woman) by means of force, threat or intimidation, and others
means specified in article 266-A, inserts his penis into another person’s mouth or anal orifice, or
any instrument or object, into the genital or anal orifice of another person the technical term for
the crime is:
d. rape e. statutory rape
a. rape by sexual intercourse f. rape by sexual assault
50. X is the boyfriend of Y. One night against Y’s will, X forcefully had sex with Y. X now is facing
charges for rape. Assuming that Y agrees to the proposal of marriage by X, what will happen to
X’s criminal liability if marriage takes place?
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The question is a classic classroom tricky question. Take special attention to the age of the child.
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a. criminal liability is partially extinguished
b. criminal liability is totally extinguished
c. it has no effect because rape now is a private crime where the state can prosecute the
case alone
d. actually the marriage has no bearing because the two are sweethearts and therefore it
is the perfect right of X to rape Y.
51. X is accused of robbery of a certain house in Muntinlupa City. Upon being arrested X
interposed the defense that he was in Cavite City at the supposed time that the robbery was
committed. X is interposing the defense of _______ which is a plea that the accused was at
another place when the crime was committed. Incidentally this defense is known as the weakest
defense in a criminal case.
52. X was staging a bank robbery alone. The responding police arrived and surrounded the bank
where X and the male bank manager were physically trapped at the time. X used the bank
manager as a hostage. After e few minutes of negotiations X finally was convinced to surrender.
With respect to the hostage incident (never mind the attempted bank robbery) what possible
crime could be charged against X?
53. It is defined as any human conduct which, although not productive of some material or
physical harm would however, unjustly annoy or vex an innocent person.
54. A, B, C and D is a group of male teenager (but not below fifteen) who are trying hard to
attract attention (KSP). Every night they always engaged themselves in unruly beer sessions
together with all the unpleasant sounds that it creates with the use of improvised, cheap and
dilapidated musical instruments such as cauldrons, tin cans etc.. Let us assume that aside from
making “papansin” they are also doing it to annoy their sleeping neighbors. The crime of alarms
and scandals may be charged against them because they involved themselves in charivari
punishable under paragraph 2 of article 155. What is charivari?
a. it is a medley of discordant voices, a mock serenade of discordant voices made on
kettles, tin horns etc. designed to insult or annoy
b. it sounds like a gay word or lingo so I will ask its meaning to my gay friend
c. it is simply the act of any person who although not productive of material harm would
annoy another person
d. it is the act of people who are in need of attention from others especially from the girls.
55. According to RA 4136 the Land Transportation and Traffic Code, when two (2) motor
vehicles approach an intersection at approximately the same time, the motor vehicle on the left
should yield to the motor vehicle on the right because the latter motor vehicle has:
56. Crimes Against Religious Worship is a section to be found in Title Two of the Revised Penal
Code which is Crimes against the Fundamental Laws of the State. Which of the following crimes
fall under crimes against religious worship?
a. interruption of religious worship c. prohibition of peaceful meetings
b. offending the religious feelings d. illegal associations
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57. Who among the following is NOT an agent of a person in authority?
DIFFICULT
60. X was able to pocket one pack of detergent soap while inside SM Supermarket. He was
about to leave the premises of SM when he was accosted by an undercover SM agent and was
immediately brought to the police precinct. What crime was committed by X?
61. X uttered the following remarks to a certain family of lawyers, “Kayong mga Atty. Merrera
mga magnanakaw, mga walanhiya mga bastos.” What crime was committed by X?
62. X is a teller of Banco Filipino Español. He received a deposit of P5000 from a depositor,
which he pocketed instead of crediting it to the account of the depositor. The transaction was
evidenced by an official receipt. What crime was committed by X?
63. X a jail guard while escorting a prisoner en route to the Regional Trial Court allowed the
latter to answer the call of nature without taking precaution to prevent his escape as indeed the
prisoner escaped through the windows of the comfort room. What is the liability of the jail
guard?
a. no liability as it is not required that X would even go to the extent of escorting the prisoner
inside the comfort room, otherwise the job of a jail guard would be very unbearable
b. no liability because he was not in conspiracy with the prisoner
c. evasion of service of sentence
d. evasion through negligence.
64. X (a man) forcibly grabbed Y (a woman) by the waist and dragged her to a place hidden
from the public view about 20 meters from the place where the latter was standing. Due to Y’s
constant screaming X became afraid and immediately run away leaving Y alone. What crime was
committed by X?
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b. acts of lasciviousness d. grave coercion
65. What crime is committed by a man who would forcibly enter another person’s house
without the knowledge of the owner but once inside, immediately and peacefully left the house
the moment he was discovered by the owner of the house?
66. X became enraged with Y. X was so mad he wanted to get even with Y. At the spur of the
moment Y took the clothes of Y from the drawer and burned them to ashes. What crime was
committed by X?
67. X threatened Y that he would kill the latter if Y would not give Five hundred pesos (P500).
What crime was committed by X?
68. Which among the following is considered as slight physical injuries only?
69. Vegeta slapped the face of Sangoku in front of a lot of people. What crime did Vegeta
commit?
a. unjust vexation c. libel
b. slander by deed e. slight physical injury
70. While walking along Capsule Corporation, Inc., Vegeta saw a beautiful lady by the name of
Bulma. Vegeta suddenly kissed Bulma and gently touched Bulma’s breasts. Nobody saw the
incident as Vegeta and Bulma are the only people around. Without a word, Vegeta left leaving
Bulma stultified and shocked. What crime was committed by Vegeta?
72. Insp. Mills arrested X on suspicion of a crime. He interrogated X in the police precinct and
when he failed to illicit any information from X, he caused the torture of the hapless X. What
crime was committed by Insp. Mills?
73. A is the son of B. B incurred debt to Don Pedro. Since B did not have the money to pay Don
Pedro, Don Pedro required A to work for him for the purpose of paying off the indebtedness of
B. This scheme is against the will of A but he cannot do anything as he is being forced by Don
Pedro. What crime was committed by Don Pedro?
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74. What crime is committed by a notary public who would issue a copy of a deed of sale
purporting that A sold his house and lot to B where in fact no such transaction ever existed?
75. X wanted to become a writer of “graphic and explicit sex related stories” in a local
newspaper. Let us assume that his sex stories do not have any artistic, cultural, educational or
scientific values whatsoever. One night he went to bed, and placed his “articles/writings” inside
his drawer. These unpublished articles were stolen by his roommate and was sent to
“Bombahan”, a cheap daily tabloid known for its depiction of sexually explicit materials. When
he woke up one morning he was surprised that the NBI is looking for him as he is being charged
for violation of article 201 of the RPC that is “Immoral doctrines, obscene publications and
exhibitions and indecent shows.” X would be:
a. convicted for violating artcle 201
b. convicted for violating article 200 of the RPC instead which is Grave Scandal
c. not liable because the articles were not published with his consent
d. liable as mere creation of obscene material is punishable but his liability is mitigated
because the articles were stolen.
76. There is a treasury warrant that is payable to X. Y unlawfully took possession of that
warrant, wrote the name of X, endorsed it by signing X’s name and thereafter he was able to
encash it. What crime was committed by Y?
77. X is less than three (3) days old. X was killed by his own father because the father is afraid
that his real wife would discover that he (the father) had sired X with Y their “kumare”. What
crime was committed by the father?
Note: The next three (3) questions are related to each other.
78. X (man) married Y (woman) in the Philippines. Later X went to the USA and married Z. When
Y learned of this, he filed a case against X. What crime was committed by X?4
a. adultery c. bigamy
b. concubinage d. immorality
79. In the above case supposing that, X and Z took a vacation in the Philippines. They rented a
condominium unit and were always seen caressing each other in public places. Are they liable
for any crime?
a. yes for bigamy c. yes for concubinage
b. yes for adultery d. no because they are not caught having sex
80. Let us suppose that while in the Philippines a serious misunderstanding took place between
X and Z. X therefore killed Z. What crime was committed by X?
81. What acts are made punishable by law committed by 1. imputing to an innocent person the
commission of a crime or 2. imputing to him things calculated to blemish the honor or
reputation of a person by means of intrigue.
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The correct answer should have been “No crime was committed. Reason: Because the act was committed
outside the territory of the Philippines.” However since you are being required to select an answer, the
wisest thing to do is to choose the nearest best answer. DO NOT LEAVE AN ITEM BLANK. To my mind
the nearest best answer would be letter c. bigamy. In real life however, the answer may not be accurate.
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a. libel b. slander c. incriminatory machinations d. incriminating innocent
persons
82. A and B were having a heated altercation over some trivial traffic misunderstanding. The
Barangay Captain who happened to pass by saw the two while they were involved in exchanging
unpleasantries. The Barangay Captain tried to pacified A and B but A resented this intervention
and punched the Brgy. Captain causing the latter to break his jaw requiring more than thirty (30)
days hospitalization and incapacity. What crime was committed by A?
a. Serious Physical injuries
b. Assault upon a person in authority
c. Serious physical injuries with assault upon a person in authority
d. Assault upon a person in authority resulting to serious physical injuries.
83. X was arrested by Insp. Mills because the former parked his motor vehicle in a no parking
area. What felony was committed by Insp. Mills?
Note: The next three (3) questions are related to one another
84. X and Y are next door neighbors. X became irritated by the constant barking of Y’s dog so
one night he shot the dog causing the dog to die. What crime was committed by X?
85. Supposing after killing the dog, X realized that he missed dinner that night and that he was
so hungry so he took the dog’s carcass and cooked it and thereafter ate it. What crime was
committed by X?
86. Supposing X realized after killing the dog that he could be held criminally liable for his act. So
he decided to do away with the evidence of the crime. He hid the gun which he used to kill the
dog inside the drawer of Z another next door neighbor so as to make it appear that the gun
belonged to Z. What crime was committed by X with respect to this latest act?
Note: the next three (3) questions are related to each other
87. X a taxi driver, saw a bag left by one of his passengers which when he opened contained
valuables amounting to thousand of pesos. Assume that he deliberately fail to restore the bag
and its contents to the passenger would X be held liable and for what crime?
a. yes, for theft c. no crime he did not take the money by force
b. yes, for qualified theft d. no crime he did not have criminal intent
88. Assume that X is an honest taxi driver so he is now asking you as a criminology/criminal
justice graduate as to whom shall he return the bag considering that he did not know who its
owner was?
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89. Assume that X returned the bag to a local radio station for its safekeeping and eventual
return to the owner instead of handing it over to the proper authorities. Question is X guilty of
any crime?
a. yes because the law specifically enumerate the proper person to return lost property
and he failed to do this.
b. Yes if the local radio station failed to return the bag X is guilty as an accomplice in the
crime
c. Yes because by returning the lost property to the media, X’s real purpose is only to gain
media exposure and not really of his desire to return the bag.
d. No, because there is absence of criminal intent which is an element of felonies in
general.
90. X wanted to kill Y. One night he saw Y deep in his sleep in his room. X went out of the house
bought gasoline pour it on Y’s house and set it on fire. As a result of the fire Y died. What crime
was committed by X?
91. Assume that X did not know that Y was inside the house. He poured gas to Y’s house and set
it on fire. His only intention was to burn the house. But again, as earlier stated Y was inside the
burning house (which is unknown to X) which caused his death. What crime was committed by
X?
92. Assume that X entered Y’s room and while the latter was sleeping, stabbed him to death. X
in order to hide any traces of the crime decided to burn the house. What crime was committed
by X?
93. What law is titled “Act Prohibiting the Detention of Patients in Hospitals and Medical Clinics
on Grounds of Non Payment of Bills.”? It is also known as the Anti Hospital Detention Law.
94. What crime is committed by say more than ten (10) unarmed persons who gather together
in a meeting for the purpose of committing theft?
95. What crime is committed by ten persons about half of them being armed, and their purpose
in their meeting was to commit the crime of robbery?
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96. X stabbed Y (a woman). At the threshold of death, that is while Y was about to die, X
suddenly developed the idea of raping Y. What crime was committed by X?
97. X shot Y with a revolver (the wound was mortal). Y fell to the ground but amazingly got up
went to his house, and knowing that he would die anyway cut his throat to expedite his death. Y
died. What crime was committed by X?
a. homicide c. physical injuries
b. infanticide d. no crime
Note: The next three (3) questions are related to each other
98. H and W are husband and wife respectively they having been married before a judge about
1 year ago. H works as a security guard in midnight shift whereas W stays home nursing their
children. One eventful night H suspicious of W having an affair with their “kumpare”, decided to
go home early, true to his hunch, he saw W on top of kumpare, the two being completely naked
and in the act of sexual intercourse (copulation). In a fit of anger H killed both W and kumpare.
What crime was committed by H if any?
99. In the above case assume that H merely witnessed W and kumpare in the act of kissing and
caressing each other only. Thereafter he lost his senses and proceeded to hacked to death W
and kumpare. What crime was committed by H if any?
100. Assume that H surprised W and Kumpare having carnal knowledge (sexual intercourse),
immediately thereafter he inflicted say, serious or less serious physical injuries upon W or
kumpare or both of them, what crime was committed by X if any?
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