While committing a robbery, the agent voluntarily stops before finishing, though he could have continued. What is the effect under Article 15 of the Penal Code?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. He answers only for the acts already performed
- Step 1: Voluntary desistance applies when the agent, by his own will, stops the execution. Step 2. The attempt is excluded, but acts already performed that are crimes remain punishable. Answer: He answers only for the acts already performed. Why not the others: attempt requires circumstances outside the agent's will, consummation did not occur, and prior crimes are not erased.
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