Prior to the ruling in Ilon v. People[1], the prevailing rule is that Article 64 of the Revised Penal Code does not apply to reckless imprudence cases, thus, mitigating and/or aggravating and…
Month: July 2026
Grave Threats; Elements of the crime; other threats…
“Grave Threats is defined and penalized under Article 282 of the Revised Penal Code as follows: Article 282. Grave Threats. — Any person who shall threaten another with the infliction upon…
Components of the crime of Grave Threats; mens rea and actus rea of the crime…
Presence of actus reus and mens rea. – “Like any other crime defined by the Revised Penal Code, grave threats must have an actus reus and mens rea. The actus reus is…