We shall discuss voluntary surrender and guilty plea. Article 13 Paragraph 7 of the Revised Penal Code speaks about two of the circumstances where criminal liability is mitigated. There are…
We shall tackle the mitigating circumstance of minority or seniority. Art. 13, Par. 2 of the Revised Penal Code provides that offenders under eighteen years of age or over seventy…
The effect that the physical defects of a criminal have on his or her unlawful behavior can mitigate his punishment by a number of different factors. These may include the…
What is the significance of incomplete justifying or exempting circumstances in the commission of certain criminal act? We shall discuss the same. In the meantime, mitigating circumstances, under Article 13…
When is illness considered a mitigating circumstance? The Court has recognized only a mitigating circumstance, not an exonerating one, when the accused failed to demonstrate total mental impairment or loss…
In the field of criminal law, an event that lessens the gravity of a crime is referred to as a "mitigating circumstance." One of which, as recognized by law, is…
Pointing fingers, he who started it all. This, in a nutshell, spells out provocation. Whether sufficient or not, it is a matter of evidence. Thus, we are here to break…
We shall examine the doctrine of analogous circumstances in criminal law. This refers to mitigating circumstances under Article 13, paragraph 10 of the Revised Penal Code. Mitigating circumstances are those…
In criminal law, lack of intent to commit so grave a wrong is a mitigating circumstance that can be used to reduce the severity of punishment for an accused. This…
We will shed light on passion or obfuscation as a mitigating circumstance. "Nagdilim na po ang aking paningin at doon ko po ipinutok,"((People vs. Orense, G.R. No. 213383, June 22,…
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