CRIM LAW 2:

ATTY. HADJI HIDLAO

(1) Isabel, a housemaid, broke into a pawnshop intent on stealing items of

jewelry in it. She found, however, that the jewelry were in a locked chest.
Unable to open it, she took the chest out of the shop. What crime did she
commit?

(A) Robbery in an uninhabited place or in a private building

(B) Theft

(C) Robbery in an inhabited house or public building.

(D) Qualified theft

(2) A police officer surreptitiously placed a marijuana stick in a student’s

pocket and then arrested him for possession of marijuana cigarette. What
crime can the police officer be charged with?

(A) None, as it is a case of entrapment

(B) Unlawful arrest

(C) Incriminating an innocent person

(D) Complex crime of incriminating an innocent person with unlawful

arrest

(3) The police officer in civilian clothes asked X where he can buy shabu. X
responded by asking the officer how much of the drug he needed. When he told
him, X left, returned after a few minutes with the shabu, gave it to the officer,
and took his money. X is

(A) liable for selling since the police operation was a valid entrapment.

(B) not liable for selling since the police operation was an invalid
entrapment.

(C) liable for selling since the police operation was a valid form of
instigation.

(D) not liable since the police operation was an invalid instigation.
(4) The exchanges of highly offensive words between two quarrelling women in
the presence of a crowd of people constitute

(A) one count of grave slander against the woman who uttered the more
insulting expressions.

(B) grave slander against the woman who started it and light slander
against the other woman.

(C) two separate counts of light slander, one for each woman.

(D) two separate counts of grave slander, one against each of them.

(5) Any person who, having found lost property, shall fail to deliver the same to
the local authorities or to its owner is liable for

(A) occupation or usurpation of personal property.

(B) civil damages only.

(C) theft.

(D) other deceits.

(6) A, B, and C agreed to rob a house of its cash. A and B entered the house
while C remained outside as lookout. After getting the cash, A and B decided to
set the house on fire to destroy any evidence of their presence. What crime or
crimes did C commit?

(A) Robbery and arson since arson took place as an incident of the
robbery.

(B) Robbery and arson since C took no step to stop the arson.

(C) Just for robbery since he only agreed to it and served as lookout.

(D) Accomplice to robbery since his role in the crime was minimal.

(7) X, a court employee, wrote the presiding judge a letter, imputing to Y, also a
court employee, the act of receiving an expensive gift from one of the parties in
a pending case. Because of this, Y accused X of libel. Does Y need to prove the
element of malice in the case?

(A) No, since malice is self-evident in the letter.

 (B) Yes, malice is not presumed since X wrote the letter to the presiding
judge who has a duty to act on what it states.

(C) No, since malice is presumed with respect to defamatory imputations.

(D) Yes, since malice is not presumed in libel.

(8) X killed B, mistakenly believing that she was his wife, upon surprising her
having sex with another man in a motel room. What is the criminal liability of
X?

(A) None since he killed her under exceptional circumstances.

(B) None since he acted under a mistake of fact.

(C) Parricide.

(D) Homicide.

(9) The crime of robbery in an inhabited house or public building is mitigated

when the offenders

(A) entered the house using false keys.

(B) although armed did not fire their weapons.

(C) entered through a window without breaking it.

(D) although armed took property valued at only P200.

(10) Removing, concealing or destroying documents to defraud another

constitutes the crime of estafa if committed by

(A) any public officer.

(B) a public officer officially entrusted with the document.

(C) private individuals who executed the same.

(D) private individuals.

(11) Dagami concealed Bugna’s body and the fact that he killed him by setting
Bugna’s house on fire. What crime or crimes did Dagami commit?

(A) Murder, the arson being absorbed already

 (B) Separate crimes of murder and arson

(C) Arson, the homicide being absorbed already

(D) Arson with murder as a compound crime

(12) Which of the following statements constitute Inciting to Sedition?

(A) Utterance of statements irritating or obnoxious to the ears of the

police officers.

(B) Speeches extolling communism and urging the people to hold a

national strike and paralyze commerce and trade.

(C) Leaders of jeepney and bus associations shouting "Bukas tuloy ang
welga hanggang sa magkagulo na!"

(D) Speeches calling for resignation of high government officials.

(13) The accused was shocked to discover his wife and their driver sleeping in
the master’s bedroom. Outraged, the accused got his gun and killed both. Can
the accused claim that he killed the two under exceptional circumstances?

(A) No, since the accused had time to reflect when he got his gun.

(B) No, since the accused did not catch them while having sexual
intercourse.

(C) Yes, since the wife and their driver desecrated the marital bed.

(D) Yes, since the scene shows that they had an intimate relationship.

14) The three accused forcibly took their victim from his car but the latter
succeeded in freeing himself from their grip. What crime did the three accused
commit?

(A) forcible abduction.

(B) frustrated kidnapping.

(C) attempted kidnapping.

(D) grave coercion.

(15) A public officer who immediately returns the bribe money handed over to
him commits
 (A) no crime.

(B) attempted bribery.

(C) consummated bribery.

(D) frustrated bribery.

(16) Direct bribery is a crime involving moral turpitude. From which of the
following elements of direct bribery can moral turpitude be inferred?

(A) The offender receives a gift by himself or through another.

(B) The offender is a public officer.

(C) The offender takes a gift with a view to committing a crime in

exchange.

(D) The act which the offender agrees to perform or which he executes is
connected with his official duties.

(17) X, Y and Z agreed among themselves to attack and kill A, a police officer,
but they left their home-made guns in their vehicle before approaching him.
What crime have they committed?

(A) Conspiracy to commit indirect assault.

(B) Attempted direct assault.

(C) Conspiracy to commit direct assault.

(D) Illegal possession of firearms.

(18) On hearing a hospital ward patient on the next bed, shrieking in pain and
begging to die, Mona shut off the oxygen that was sustaining the patient,
resulting in his death. What crime if any did Mona commit?

(A) Homicide.

(B) Murder if she deliberated on her action.

(C) Giving Assistance to Suicide.

 (D) Euthanasia.

(19) A criminal action for rape is extinguished when the offender is forgiven by

(A) RIGHT ANSWER the offender’s wife who herself is the rape victim.

(B) his wife for having raped another woman.

(C) the rape victim’s husband.

(D) the rape victim herself.

20. Berto, with evident premeditation and treachery killed his father.       What
was the crime committed?          

A.    Murder          

B.    Parricide          

C.    Homicide          

D.    Qualified Homicide  

21. PO3 Bagsik entered the dwelling of Totoy against the latter’s will      on
suspicion that Bitoy keep unlicensed firearms      in his home. What was the
crime committed by PO3 Bagsik?          

A.    Trespass to Dwelling          

B.    Violation of Domicile          

C.    Usurpation Of Authority          

D.    Forcible Trespassing  

22. Charlie and Lea had been married for more than 6 months. They  live
together with the children of Lea from her first husband.     Charlie had sexual
relation with Jane, the 14 year old daughter of      Lea.Jane loves Charlie very
much. What was the crime committed      by Charlie?          

A. Simple Seduction          

B. Qualified Seduction          

C. Consented Abduction          

D. Rape

23. Prof. Jose gave a failing grade to one of his students, Lito. When      the two
met the following day, Lito slapped     Prof. Jose on the face.  What was the
crime committed by Lito?          

A.    Corruption of Public Officials          

B.    Direct Assault         

  C.    Slight Physical Injuries          

D.    GraveCoercion 

24. A warrant of arrest was issued against Fred for the killing of his      
parents.  When PO2 Tapang tried to arrest him,Fred gave him 1       million
pesos to set him free. PO2 Tapang refrained in arresting      Fred.  What was
the crime committed by PO2 Tapang?          

A.    Indirect Bribery              

B.    Direct Bribery         

C.    Corruption of Public Officials          

D.    QualifiedBribery

25. The taking of another person’s personal property, with intent to       gain,
by means of force and intimidation.          

A.    qualified theft          

B.    robbery          

C.    theft          

D.    maliciousmischief       
26. Felony committed when a person compels another by means of       force,
violence or intimidation to do something against his will,       whether right or
wrong.          

A.    grave threat           

B.    grave coercion          

C.    direct assault          

D.    slander by deed    

27. These are persons having no apparent means of subsistence but       have
the physical ability to work and neglect to apply himself or        herself to
lawful calling.          

A.    Pimps          

B.    prostitutes          

C.    gang members          

D.    vagrants              

28. A medley of discordant voices, a mock serenade of discordant       noises

designed to annoy and insult.          

A.    Tumultuous          

B.    charivari          

C.    sedition         

  D.    scandal                                                                                                                  

29. The unauthorized act of a public officer who compels another       person to
change his residence.          

A.    violation of domicile              

B.    arbitrary detention          

C.    expulsion          

D.    direct assault             

30. A janitor at the Manila City Hall was assigned in cleaning the
men’s room. One day, he noticed a fellow urinating so carelessly that
instead of urinating at the bowl, he was actually urinating partly on the
floor. The janitor resented this. He stepped out of the men’s room and
locked the same. He left. The fellow was able to come out only after
several hours when people from the outside forcibly opened the door.
What is the Liability of that janitor?
a. Illegal detention
b. Indirect assault
c. Arbitrary detention
d. Grave coercion

31. A municipal treasurer has been courting his secretary. However,

the latter always turned him down. Thereafter, she tried to avoid him.
One afternoon, the municipal treasurer locked the secretary inside their
office until she started crying. The treasurer opened the door and allowed
her to go home. What crime was committed?
a. Illegal detention
b. Indirect assault
c. Arbitrary detention
d. Grave coercion

32. A breach of allegiance to the government by a person who owes

allegiance to it.
a. Treason
b. Mutiny
c. Espionage
d. Misprision of treason

33. Refers to obligation of fidelity and obedience which individuals owe

to the government under which they live or to their sovereign, in return
for protection they received.
a. Aid or comfort
b. Espionage
c. Adherence to the enemy
d. Allegiance
34. An act which strengthen or tends to strengthen the enemy in the
conduct of war against the traitor’s country or act which weakens or tend
to weaken the power of the traitor’s country to resist or to attack the
enemy
a. Aid or comfort
b. Espionage
c. Adherence to the enemy
d. Allegiance

35. It is committed when a citizen intellectually or emotionally favors

the enemy and harbors sympathies or convictions disloyal to his
country’s policy or interest.
a. Aid or comfort
b. Espionage
c. Adherence to the enemy
d. Allegiance

36. Treason is proved by confession of accused in open court or

through the testimony of at least _______ witnesses to the same over act.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

37. It is unlawful resistance to a superior officer, or the raising of

commotions and disturbances aboard a ship against the authority of its
commander.
a. Treason
b. Mutiny
c. Espionage
d. Misprision of Treason

38. The unlawful killing of a child less than three days old.
a. Parricide
b. Homicide
c. Murder
d. Infanticide
39. In the course of the hi-jack, a passenger or complement was shot
and killed. What crime or crimes were committed?
a. Homicide
b. Murder and hijacking
c. Murder
d. Violation of anti hi-jacking law

40. PO3 Campos entered the dwelling of Boboy against the latter’s will
on suspicion that Boboy kept unlicensed firearms in his home. What was
the crime committed by PO3 Campos?
a. Trespass to Dwelling
b. Usurpation of Authority
c. Violation of Domicile
d. Forcible Trespassing

41. The willful and corrupt assertion of falsehood under oath of

affirmation, administered by authority of law on a material matter.
a. Libel
b. Perjury
c. Falsification
d. Slander

42. The unauthorized act of a public officer who compels another

person to change his residence.
a. Violation of Domicile
b. Expulsion
c. Arbitrary detention
d. Direct assault

43. Lito and Lita had been married for more than six months. They live
together with the children of Lita from her first husband. Lito had sexual
relationship with Jenifer, the 14 year old daughter of Lita. Jenifer loves
Lito very much.
a. Simple Seduction
b. Consented Abduction
c. Qualified seduction
d. Rape
44. The taking of another person’s personal property, with intent to
gain, by means of force and intimidation.
a. Qualified theft
b. Theft
c. Robbery
d. Malicious mischief

45. Prof. Jose gave a failing grade to one of his students, Lito. When
the two met the following day, Lito slapped Prof. Jose on the face. What
was the crime committed by Lito?
a. Corruption of Public Officials
b. Slight Physical Injuries
c. Direct Assault
d. Grave Coercion

46. A warrant of arrest was issued against Teddy for the killing of his
parents. When PO2 Layog tried to arrest him, Teddy gave him 1 million
pesos to set him free. PO2 Layog refrained in arresting Teddy. What was
the crime committed by PO2 Layog?
a. Indirect Bribery
b. Corruption of Public Officials
c. Direct Bribery
d. Qualified Bribery

47. Felony committed when a person compels another by means of

force, violence or intimidation to do something against his will, whether
right or wrong.
a. Gave threat
b. Direct assault
c. Grave coercion
d. Slander by deed

48. These are persons having no apparent means of subsistence but

have the physical ability to work and neglect to apply himself or herself
to lawful calling.
a. Pimps
b. Gang members
c. Prostitutes
d. Vagrants
49. An offense committed by a married woman through carnal
knowledge with a man not her husband who knows her to be married,
although the marriage can be later declared void.
a. Concubinage
b. Adultery
c. Bigamy
d. Immortality

50. Felony committed by a public officer who agrees to commit an act

in consideration of a gift and this act is connected with the discharge of
his public duties.
a. Qualified bribery
b. Estafa
c. Direct bribery
d. Indirect bribery