3 or more times

1. Distinguish between crimes mala in se and mala prohibita. (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005,
2017, 2019 BAR)
2. Motive and Intent (1988, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2006 BAR)
3. Impossible Crime (1994, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2014 BAR)
4. Puti detested Pula, his roommate, because Pula was courting Ganda, whom Puti fancied. One
day, Puti decided to teach Pula a lesson and went to a veterinarian to ask for poison on the
pretext that he was going to kill a sick pet, when actually Puti was intending to poison Pula, the
Vet instantly gave Puti a non-toxic solution which, when mixed with Pula’s food, did not kill
Pula. What crime, if any, did Puti commit? (1994, 1998, 2004, 2009, 2014 BAR)
5. Complex crime (1987, 1989, 1991, 1994,1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2019 BAR)
6. Stages of execution (1996, 2000, 2005, 2015, 2017, 2019 BAR)
7. Special Complex Crime (1989, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2016 BAR)
-Robbery and rape vs Robbery with Rape
-Ordinary Complex Crime vs Special Complex Crime
8. Composite crime (1998, 1999, 2004, 2017, 2018 Bar)
9. A, B, C and D all armed, robbed a bank and when they were about to get out of the bank,
policemen came and ordered them to surrender but they fired on the police officers who fired
back and shot it out with them. Suppose a bank employee was killed and the bullet which killed
him came from the firearm of the police officers, with what crime shall you charge A, B, C and
D? (1998, 2004, 2018 Bar)
10. Justifying Circumstances (1993, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 1996, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2019
BAR) (edited)
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11. When A arrived home, he found B raping his daughter. Upon seeing A, B ran away. A took
his gun and shot B, killing him. Charged with homicide, A claimed he acted in defense of his
daughter's honor. Is A correct? If not, can A claim the benefit of any mitigating circumstance or
circumstances? (2002, 2000, 1998 BAR)
12. Exempting Circumstances (1998, 2000, 2010 BAR)
13. Mitigating Circumstances (1988, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2012, 2016, 2019 BAR)
14. Aggravating Circumstances (1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005,
2009, 2017 BAR)
15. Absolutory Causes (2004, 2008, 2012, 2019 BAR)
16. Exceptional Circumstances (1988, 1991, 2001, 2007, 2015, 2016 BAR)
17. Principals (1994, 2000, 2002, 1994, 2014, 2015, 2018 BAR)
18. Accomplices (2007, 2009, 2012 BAR)
19. Conspiracy and proposal to commit conspiracy (1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2003,
2004, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019 BAR)
20. Penalties (1988, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007 BAR)
21. After trial, Judge Juan Laya of the Manila RTC found Benjamin Garcia guilty of Murder, the
victim having sustained several bullet wounds in his body so that he died despite medical
assistance given in the Ospital ng Manila. Because the weapon used by Benjamin was
unlicensed and the qualifying circumstance of treachery was found to be present. Judge Laya
rendered his decision convicting Benjamin and sentencing him to "reclusion perpetua or life
imprisonment". Are "reclusion perpetua" and life imprisonment the same and can be imposed
interchangeably as in the foregoing sentence? Or are they totally different? State your reasons.
(1994, 2001, 2005 BAR)
22. Principles (including R.A. No. 9346 – Act Prohibiting the Imposition of Death Penalty in the
Philippines) (1988, 1995, 1997, 2004 BAR)
23. Extinction of Criminal Liabilities (1988, 1990, 2004, 2015 BAR)
24. Prescription of crimes (1987, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2015
BAR)
25. A killed his wife and buried her in their backyard. He immediately went into hiding in the
mountains. Three years later, the bones of A’s wife were discovered by X, the gardener. Since X
had a standing warrant of arrest, he hid the bones in an old clay jar and kept quiet about it.
After two years, Z, the caretaker, found the bones and reported the matter to the police. After
15 years of hiding, A left the country but returned three years later to take care of his ailing
sibling. Six years thereafter, he was charged with parricide but raised the defense of
prescription.
a. Under the Revised Penal Code, when does the period of prescription of a crime commence to
run?
b. When is it interrupted?
c. Is A’s defense tenable? Explain. (2000, 2004, 2009, 2010 BAR)
26. Civil liabilities in criminal cases (1987, 1990, 1991, 1992 BAR)
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Twice asked
1. What are the limitations upon the power of Congress to enact penal laws? (1988, 2012 BAR)
2. Doctrine of Pro Reo (2010, 2012 BAR)
3. State the characteristics of criminal law and explain each. (1988, 1998 BAR)
4. Corpus delicti (2000, 2001 BAR)
5. Distinguish between compound and complex crime as concepts. (2004, 2019 BAR)
6. Samuel, a tricycle driver, plied his usual route using a Honda motorcycle with a sidecar. One
evening, Raul rode on the sidecar, poked a knife at Samuel and instructed him to go near a
bridge. Upon reaching the bridge, Raul alighted from the motorcycle and suddenly stabbed
Samuel several times until he was dead. Raul fled from the scene taking the motorcycle with
him. What crime(s) did Raul commit? (1998, 2004 BAR)
7. Distinguish clearly but briefly: Between justifying and exempting circumstances in criminal
law. (2004, 1998 BAR)
8. Osang, a married woman in her early twenties, was sleeping on a banig on the floor of their
nipa hut beside the seashore when she was awakened by the act of a man mounting her.
Thinking that it was her husband, Gardo, who had returned from fishing in the sea, Osang
continued her sleep but allowed the man, who was actually their neighbor, Julio, to have sexual
intercourse with her. After Julio satisfied himself, he said “Salamat Osang" as he turned to
leave. Only then did Osang realize that the man was not her husband. Enraged, Osang grabbed
a balisong from the wall and stabbed Julio to death. When tried for homicide, Osang claimed
defense of honor. Should the claim be sustained? Why? (2000, 1998 BAR)
9. While they were standing in line awaiting their vaccination at the school clinic, Pomping
repeatedly pulled the ponytail of Katreena, his 11 years, 2 months and 13 days old classmate in
Grade 5 at the Sampaloc Elementary School. Irritated, Katreena turned around and swung at
Pomping with a ball pen. The top of the ball pen hit the right eye of Pomping which bled
profusely. Realizing what she had caused, Katreena immediately helped Pomping. When
investigated, she freely admitted to the school principal that she was responsible for the injury
to Pomping's eye. After the incident, she executed a statement admitting her culpability. Due to
the injury, Pomping lost his right eye. (2000, 1998 Bar)
a. Is Katreena criminally liable? Why?
b. Discuss the attendant circumstances and effects thereof.
10. Jojo and Felipa are husband and wife. Believing that his work as a lawyer is sufficient to
provide for the needs of their family, Jojo convinced Felipa to be a stay-at- home mom and care
for their children. One day, Jojo arrived home earlier than usual and caught Felipa in the act of
having sexual intercourse with their female nanny, Alma, in their matrimonial bed. In a fit of
rage, Jojo retrieved his revolver from inside the bedroom cabinet and shot Alma, immediately
killing her. Is Art. 247 (Death or physical injuries inflicted under exceptional circumstances) of
the RPC applicable in this case given that the paramour was of the same gender as the erring
spouse? (2015, 2016 BAR)
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11. Accessories (1998, 2010 BAR)
12. Immediately after murdering Bob, Jake went to his mother to seek refuge. His mother told
him to hide in the maid’s quarters until she finds a better place for him to hide. After two days,
Jake transferred to his aunt’s house. A week later, Jake was apprehended by the police. Can
Jake’s mother and aunt be made criminally liable as accessories to the crime of murder?
Explain. (2010, 1998 BAR)
13. State the concept of “implied conspiracy” and give its legal effects. (1998, 2003 BAR)
14. Differentiate wheel conspiracy and chain conspiracy. (2016, 2017 BAR)
15. Multiple offences (Recidivism, and Habitual Delinquency) (2018, 2019 BAR)
16. What offenses, if any, may be punished with the death penalty in our jurisdiction at
present? Explain. (1988, 1995 BAR)
17. Application of the Indeterminate Sentence Law (2005, 2013 BAR)
18. Three-Fold Rule (2013, 2019 BAR)
19. Subsidiary imprisonment (2005, 2019 BAR)
20. Pardon and Amnesty (2006, 2009 BAR)