1L/Criminal Law I/week 5

Attempted, frustrated, consummated

One act, three possible crimes. The line between them is not how bad the outcome was — it is how far the offender got before something outside his will stopped him.

Read the strip. The last panel does not answer — you do, before the rule shows up.

PANEL 1 / 4
A narrow street at night. Jun raises a knife behind Ramon, who has not turned around.
NARRATION

Dala ni Jun ang kutsilyo. Nakataas na ang kamay niya.

Overt acts have begun — the felony is no longer in the mind.
PANEL 2 / 4
The knife lands. Ramon is on the ground, bleeding, eyes open.
NARRATION

Tinusok. Malalim. Umalis si Jun na akala niya patay na.

Every act of execution performed. Watch what stops the result.
PANEL 3 / 4
A hospital corridor. A surgeon peels off gloves and speaks to Ramon's sister.
SURGEON

“Ten minutes pa, wala na. Buhay siya.”

The cause that prevented death came from outside the offender.
PANEL 4 / 4
Jun in an interrogation room, looking at the reader. No answer given.
CAPTION

Buhay ang biktima. Anong yugto ito — attempted, frustrated, o consummated?

Vote before the rule.

Ramon survived. What stage did Jun reach?