Article 17Principals

Act No. 3815 · Revised Penal CodeKey provision

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Principals are those most responsible for the crime: (1) those who directly commit it, (2) those who directly force or induce others to commit it, (3) those whose cooperation was indispensable.

Official text — Act No. 3815

Principals.

-The following are considered principals:

1. Those who take a direct part in the execution of the act;

2. Those who directly force or induce others to commit it;

3. Those who cooperate in the commission of the offense by another act without which it would not have been accomplished.

Source: lawphil.net (Act No. 3815 as amended)

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