SALVE P.

RENOMERON JD-1B March 11, 2022

LEGAL TECH & LOGIC

CATEGORICAL SYLLOGISM

1.
Crimes in which fraud is an ingredient have always been regarded as involving moral turpitude.
Anti-fencing is a crime with fraud as an ingredient.
Therefore, anti-fencing is a crime involving moral turpitude.

2.
Municipal mayors are prohibited from the private practice of law in the Philippines.
Atty. Maria Juan is a municipal mayor.
Hence, Atty. Maria Juan is prohibited from the private practice of law in the Philippines.

3.
Those convicted of treason are disqualified offenders in Indeterminate Sentence Law.
Person A is convicted of treason.
Conclusively, Person A is disqualified offender in Indeterminate Sentence Law.

4.
Death extinguishes criminal liability.
Person B who is accused of murder and has pending appeal of his conviction unexpectedly dies due to
heart attack.
Thus, Person B has been extinguished of his criminal liability following his death.

5.
Person Maria, who is a woman, is abducted by Person Juan against her will.
Forcible abduction is abduction or carrying away of a woman against her will.
Hence, Person Juan committed forcible abduction

HYPOTHETICAL SYLLOGISM

1.
If a crime has fraud as an element, it has always been regarded as crime involving moral turpitude.
Anti-fencing is a crime with fraud as an ingredient.
Therefore, anti-fencing is a crime involving moral turpitude.

2.
If a lawyer is elected as a municipal mayor, he is prohibited to engage in the private practice of law in
the Philippines.
Atty. Maria Juan is a municipal mayor.
Hence, Atty. Maria Juan is prohibited from the private practice of law in the Philippines.

3.
If one is convicted of treason, he is considered as a disqualified offender in Indeterminate Sentence Law.
Person A is convicted of treason.
Conclusively, Person A is disqualified offender in Indeterminate Sentence Law.
SALVE P. RENOMERON JD-1B March 11, 2022
LEGAL TECH & LOGIC

4.
If there is no more lawful reason to hold a dead person criminally liable, death extinguishes criminal
liability.
Person B who is accused of murder and has pending appeal of his conviction unexpectedly dies due to
heart attack.
Thus, Person B has been extinguished of his criminal liability following his death.

5.
If Person Maria, who is a woman, is abducted by Person Juan against her will.
Forcible abduction is abduction or carrying away of a woman against her will.
Hence, Person Juan committed forcible abduction