Criminology Exams (Crim Juris) – Page 8

#140. Principles governing applicability and effect of Law.
A Ignorance of Law excuses no one from compliance therewith
B No retroactive effect unless contrary is provided
C Retroactive effect favorable to accused who is not habitual delinquent
D All of the above
Answer: All of the above
#141. Which statement or principle is true?
A Rights may always be waived
B Customs are always contrary to law
C Rules are repealed by subsequent ones
D All of the above
Answer: All of the above
#142. Which is NOT a requisite for simple seduction?
A Sexual intercourse was carried out
B The sexual act was achieved by means of deceit
C The woman is unmarried, over 12 years old but under 18 years
D The woman is a virgin
Answer: The woman is a virgin
#143. A priest had sexual intercourse with a 16 years old virgin who went to church to confess in spite of her resistance. This is considered as _____________.
A Ordinary qualified seduction
B Acts of Lasciviousness
C Qualified Seduction
D Rape
Answer: Ordinary qualified seduction
#144. When the crime of seduction be involved even though the woman victim is above 18 years old.
A Incestuous, qualified seduction
B Ordinary qualified seduction
C Simple seduction
D None of the Above
Answer: Incestuous, qualified seduction
#145. A confession is different from admission because the latter is
A Expressed acknowledgement of the truth of his guilt as to crime charged
B Statement of guilt
C Statement of fact which does directly involve an acknowledgement of guilt
D A statement and acceptance of the truth
Answer: Statement of fact which does directly involve an acknowledgement of guilt
#146. Standard medical textbooks are as a rule not admissible as evidence in court because.
A The author cannot be presented as a witness to be subjected to cross the examination
B The evidence presented is not the personal knowledge of the witness
C It might prolong the proceeding by the presentation of the adverse party against the opinion of the author of the book
D None of the above
Answer: The author cannot be presented as a witness to be subjected to cross the examination
#147. When is circumstantial evidence sufficient to produce conviction?
A When the facts from which the inference are derived are proven
B When a combination of all circumstances produce a conviction beyond reasonable doubt
C When there is more than one circumstance
D All of the above
Answer: When there is more than one circumstance
#148. Which statement is NOT valid with regards to hearsay evidence?
A Evidence obtained from mere repetition of what one had heard from others and is therefore weak
B Evidence proceeding from the personal knowledge of the witness
C Does not derive its value solely from the credit of the witness
D Its value rests mainly in the veracity and competency of other persons
Answer: Evidence proceeding from the personal knowledge of the witness
#149. A resident physician in a hospital gave a lethal dose of poison to one of his patients suffering from a very painful and incurable disease without the knowledge and consent of the patient. The resident physician is liable for.
A Physician not liable based on the principle that if a physician cannot cure the condition of the patient, he must at least mitigate or alleviate his sufferings
B Giving assistance to the commission of suicide
C Homicide
D Murder
Answer: Murder
#150. Which of the following statements is not valid?
A There is more incidence of suicide in the female than male
B Suicide rarely occurs during the pre-adolescent age
C Most victims have experienced depression of long duration prior to dying
D The incidence of suicide increases with age and are more in the elderly
Answer: The incidence of suicide increases with age and are more in the elderly
#151. Apart from the crimes penalized in the Revised Penal Code, several other pieces of criminal legislation has been passed, penalizing acts such as illegal possession and trafficking of dangerous drugs, money laundering, and illegal possession of firearms, These laws are called.
A Special Penal Laws
B Act No. 3815 and its amendments
C Penal Presidential Decrees, Issued Martial Law
D None of these
Answer: Special Penal Laws
#152. This is a person who directly commits the crime, or takes a direct part in the execution of the crime.
A Co-Principals
B Principal by direct participating
C Principal by cooperation
D Principal by induction
Answer: Principal by direct participating
#153. Acts of a person which are said to be in accordance with the law so that such person is deemed not to have transgressed the law and is free from both criminal and civil liability except for the state of necessity.
A Justifying circumstances
B Mitigating circumstances
C Exempting circumstances
D aggravating circumstances
Answer: Justifying circumstances
#154. Are those recognized as lies by the police organization, and they are situational lies told what it is not possible to explain the truth.
A all of these
B Accepted lying
C tolerated lies
D Deviant lying
Answer: tolerated lies
#155. It means possession by a person of certain qualities of mind or morals, distinguishing him from others.
A Privies
B Expert
C Character
D None of the above
Answer: Character
#156. The inference which the law makes so peremptory that it will not allow them to be overturned by any contrary proof however strong.
A Presumption
B Burden of Proof
C Burden of Evidence
D Conclusive
Answer: Conclusive
#157. A conclusion based on __________.
A Presumption
B Burden of Evidence
C Conclusive Presumption
D Presumption of Facts
Answer: Presumption of Facts
#158. A bar which precludes a person from denying or asserting anything to the contrary of that which has been established as truth.
A Estoppel
B Presumption of facts
C Conclusive Presumption
D Estoppel by deed
Answer: Estoppel
#159. A solemn and a formal declaration or assertion that the witness will tell truth.
A Promise
B Prayer
C Assurance
D Affirmation
Answer: Affirmation