Criminal Law, 2012 Bar — Question 21

MULTIPLE CHOICE

A killed M. After the killing, A went to the Barangay Chairman of the place of incident to seek protection against the retaliation of M's relatives. May voluntary surrender be appreciated as a mitigating circumstance in favor of A? (A) Yes. A surrendered to the Barangay Chairman who is a person in authority. (B) Yes. The surrender of A would save the authorities the trouble and expense for his arrest. (C) No. A did not unconditionally submit himself to the authorities in order to acknowledge his participation in the killing or to save the authorities the trouble and expenses necessary for his search ana capture. (D) No. The surrender to the Barangay Chairman is not a surrender to the proper authorities.

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