Article 4Criminal liability
ELI5— what this means for you
You are still criminally liable even if the harm that results is different from what you intended — e.g., you aimed to scare someone but accidentally killed them.
Official text — Act No. 3815
Criminal liability.
-Criminal liability shall be incurred:
1. By any person committing a felony (delito) although the wrongful act done be different from that which he intended.
2. By any person performing an act which would be an offense against persons or property, were it not for the inherent impossibility of its accomplishment or on account of the employment of inadequate or ineffectual means.
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