spontaneous
desistance
of
the
perpetrator. For example: A robber trying
to drill up the lock of a safe but fled due to
hearing footsteps from the other room.
12.Name one offense that does
not have a frustrated stage
and explain why?
One offense that does not have a
frustrated stage is Rape because once
there is penetration, no matter how slight
it is, the offense is consummated.
13.How does the Supreme Court
explain why there can be no
frustrated stage in the crime of
theft?
According
to
the
Supreme
Court,
Disposition of the stolen goods is not an
element of theft under the RPC. Once
there is unlawful taking, theft is
consummated, or even in situation where
the thing was taken or not.
14.What are formal crimes and
material crimes? Give examples
for each.
Formal crimes are Crimes which
consummated in one instance.
are
Test of reasonableness
employed depends upon:
The
means
The
means
(2)
aggressors
physical
condition,
character, size, and other circumstances
(3) and those of the person defending
himself
(4) the place and occasion of the assault.
25. What is the battered woman
syndrome and what are the requisites
for it to be a valid defense?
Battered Woman Syndrome refers to a
scientifically
defined
pattern
of
psychological and behavioral symptoms