[CRIM 1] Module 2: General Principles of Criminal Liability

Felonies

• acts and omissions punishable by the law (RPC).

delitos

Latin term for Felony

deceit, fault

Felonies are committed by means of two things: _____ and ______.

culpa

Latin term for fault

dolo

Latin term for deceit

Deceit

• There is _____ when the act is performed with deliberate intent.

Fault

• There is ______ when the wrongful act results from imprudence, negligence, lack of foresight, or lack of skill.

Act

• any bodily movement tending to produce some effect in the external world, it being unnecessary that the same be actually produced, as the possibility of its production is sufficient.

Criminal thought

• A ________, or a mere intention, no matter how immoral or improper it may be, will never constitute a felony.

  • All felonies must be external, because internal acts are beyond the sphere of penal law.

Omission

• inaction; the failure to perform a positive duty which one is bound to do.

• There must be a law requiring the doing or performance of an act.

Motive

Intent v. Motive

• Moving power which impels one to action for a definite result.

• “Why” the offender was moved to commit it.

Intent

Intent v. Motive

• The purpose to use a particular means to effect such result

• The “why” of the act in terms of the desired result.