1. On his way home from the office, ZZ rode in a jeepney. Subsequently, XX boarded the same jeepney.

Upon reaching a secluded spot in QC, XX pulled out a grenade from his bag and announced a hold-up.
He told ZZ to surrender his watch, wallet and cellphone. Fearing for his life, ZZ jumped out of the
vehicle. But as he fell, his head hit the pavement, causing his instant death.
Is XX liable for ZZs death? Explain briefly.
2. A. BB and CC, both armed with knives, attacked FT. The victims son, ST, upon seeing the attack,
drew his gun but was prevented from shooting the attackers by AA, who grappled with him for possession
of the gun. FT died from knife wounds. AA, BB and CC were charged with murder. In his defense, AA
invoked the justifying circumstance of avoiding of greater evil or injury, contending that by preventing ST
from shooting BB and CC, he merely avoided a greater evil. Will AAs defense prosper? Reason briefly.
3. Lex was found guilty by the RTC of four counts of rape and imposed upon him the supreme penalty of
triple death sentence and life imprisonment. Was the imposition of the penalty of life imprisonment
proper?
4. A was 2 months below 18 years of age when he committed the crime. He was charged 3 months later
and was 23 years old when he was finally convicted and sentenced. Instead of preparing to serve a jail
term, he sought a suspension of sentence on the ground of being a juvenile offender. Is he entitled to
suspension?
5. Wenceslao and Loretta were staying in the same boarding house, occupying different rooms. One late
evening, when everyone in the house was asleep, Wenceslao entered Lorettas room with the use of a
picklock. Then, with force and violence, Wenceslao ravished Loretta. After he had satisfied his lust,
Wenceslao stabbed Loretta to death and, before leaving the room, took her jewelry. Discuss the
applicability of the relevant aggravating circumstances of dwelling, nocturnity and the use of the picklock
to enter the room of the victim.
6. Distinguish an accomplice from a conspirator as to their knowledge of the criminal design of the
principal, their participation, the penalty to be imposed in relation to the penalty for the principal, and the
requisites/elements to be established by the prosecution in order to hold them criminally responsible for
their respective roles in the commission of the crime.
7. Arlene is engaged in the buy and sell of used garments, more popularly known as"ukay-ukay." Among
the items found by the police in a raid of her store in Baguio City were brand-new Louie Feraud blazers.
Arlene was charged with "fencing." Will the charge prosper? Why or why not?
8. Distinguish habitual delinquency from recidivism as to the crimes committed, the period of time the
crimes are committed, the number of crimes committed and their effects in relation to the penalty to be
imposed on a convict.
9. (a) When are detainees credited with the whole duration of preventive imprisonment? (b)When is there
no credit? (c) What if the period of preventive imprisonment has exceeded the maximum penalty
allowed?
10. (a) When is subsidiary imprisonment imposed? (b) How long is the subsidiary imprisonment? (c)
When can there be no subsidiary imprisonment?