Act No. 3815 (The Revised Penal Code) Article 17

Principals.

Article 17

ART. 17. Principals.—The following are considered principals: Those who take a direct part in the execution of the act; Those who directly force or induce others to commit it; Those who cooperate in the commission of the offense by another act without which it would not have been accomplished.

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