Syllabus For The 2019 Bar Examinations Criminal Law Note
Syllabus For The 2019 Bar Examinations Criminal Law Note
Syllabus For The 2019 Bar Examinations Criminal Law Note
This syllabus is an outline of the key topics that fall under the core subject
“Criminal Law”. Accordingly, all Bar candidates should be guided that only laws,
rules, issuances, and jurisprudence pertinent to these topics as of June 30, 2018 are
examinable materials within the coverage of the 2019 Bar Examinations.
b. Territoriality
c. Prospectivity
B. Felonies 1.
c. Impossible crime
d. Stages of execution
e. Continuing crimes
a. Justifying circumstances
b. Exempting circumstances
c. Mitigating circumstances
d. Aggravating circumstances
e. Alternative circumstances
f. Absolutory causes 3
C. Penalties
2. Classification
4. Application
a. RPC provisions
c. Three-fold rule
d. Subsidiary imprisonment
5. Graduation of penalties
6. Accessory penalties
a. RPC provisions
A. Crimes against National Security and Laws of Nations 2019 Bar Examinations
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L. Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004 (Secs. 3, 5, and
26, RA 9262)
N. Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 (Secs. 5, 11, 15, and 21, RA
9165, as amended by RA 10640)