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People vs. Go Kay

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE, VS. GO KAY, DEFENDANT AND APPELLANT.

No. 17474-R | 1957-12-19

[No. 17474-R. December 19, 1957]
 
THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff and appellee, vs. Go KAY, defendant and appellant
 
1. CRIMINAL LAW; STAGES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CRIME.-There are several stages of diverse characters in the development of a clime; some are purely internal, such as the planning and the determination to commit the crime, and others are external characterized by physical acts. The former are beyond the sphere of the penal law; for anything that is still in the innermost thoughts of an individual has no juridical transcendency. External acts constituting mere preparation for the crime which are equivocal and...