Assignment for Saturday, October 28, 2017

1. Read RPC, Article 13

2. Cases

Mitigating Circumstances

45. De Luna vs. Court of Appeals, 244 SCRA 758, G.R. No. 111484, June 2, 1995
46. People vs. Jaurigue, 76 Phil. 174, February 21, 1946

47.People vs. Agapinay, 186 SCRA 812, G.R. 7776, June 27, 1990

48.People vs. Benito, 62 SCRA 351, G.R. No. L-32042, February 13, 1975

49People vs. Toring, 198 SCRA 38, October 26, 1990

50. People vs. Oanis, supra.

51. People vs. Mamangun, 646 SCRA 770, March 30, 2011

52. Perez vs. People, 544 SCRA 533, February 12, 2008

53. People vs. Agapinay, 186 SCRA 812, June 27, 1990

54. Pelonia vs. People, 521 SCRA 207, April 13, 2007

55. People vs. Ignas, 412 SCRA 311, September 30, 2003

56. People vs. Cabalhin, 231 SCRA 486, March 28, 1994

57. People vs. Gerrmina, 290 SCRA 146, May 18, 1998

59. People vs. Pinca, 318 SCRA 270, November 17, 1999

60. People vs. Magallanes, 275 SCRA 222, July 8, 1997

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Instructions :

1. The above cases will be discussed this Saturday, October 28th.

2. These cases will be part of the case digests a student will have to prepare to submit after
the final examinations. Note that the cases are numbered.

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 3. For purposes of Saturday class discussion, the Class Beadle is instructed to assign each
student 6 cases excluding Jaurigue and Oanis.

Study guide questions :

1. 1What is an exempting circumstance?

2. What is the bases of an exempting circumstance?
3. What is the effect of a mitigating circumstance?
4. Does a mitigating circumstance erase criminal liability?
5. Does a mitigating circumstance change the nature of the crime?
6. What are the kinds of mitigating circumstances?
7. When is there incomplete justification and exempting circumstance?
8. When is the age of the offender mitigating?
9. How is minority proven?
10. How is old age proven?
11. When is there no intent to commit so grave a wrong?
12. What is provocation? When can provocation be mitigating?
13. What is vindication of a grave offense?
14. What is passion and obfuscation?
15. What are analogous mitigating circumstances?

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