BOSSING VIC SOTTO Flashcards
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An act committed or omitted in violation of a law forbidding or commanding it
crime
an illegal act for which someone can be punished by the government.
crime
term use to a person being sued without definite case
accused
term use to someone being sued under criminal case
respondent
term use to someone being sued under civil case
defendant
a person that helps in any way the criminal committing the crime
accomplice
someone who aided tot the contribution to the crime
accesory
- Any act that violates a law that are being implement by diff gov in any country
crime
category of crime
felony and misdemeanor
crime that is under the ___ is more serious
FELONY
Punishable by the law that includes imprisonment
More than a year
FELONY
TYPES OF FELONY
GRAVE, LESS GRAVE, LIGHT
most serious category of felony, includes heinous crimes, that pose a significant threat to society
grave
- These crimes often result in severe penalties such as long-term imprisonment and even death penalty
grave felony
this is intermediate, considered serious but not as grave as grave felony
less grave felony
- Penalty is less than reclusion Perpetua
less grave felony
less serious
- Penalty are less harsh, 1 to 5 years imprisonment
- Ex. Theft, fraud, minor drug offenses
light felony
- it is commonly under fining of certain amount
- include imprisonment but usually under a year
misdemeanor
- Defines the criminal offenses and provides penalties
revise penal code
revised penal code is also know as
act 3815
Circumstances which affect Criminal Liabilities
- Justify Circumstances
- Exempting Circumstances
- Mitigating Circumstances
- Aggravating Circumstances
- Alternative Circumstances
- Under article 11 ng revise penal code
Justify Circumstances
- Self-defense
- Defense of one’s property, defense of another
Justify Circumstances
o There being no crimes if person depending themselves incure no criminal liability
article 11