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Question X
X. Rafa caught his wife, Rachel, in the act of having sexual intercourse with Rocco in the maid's room of their own house. Rafa shot both lovers in the chest, but they survived. Rafa charged Rachel and Rocco with adultery, while Rachel and Rocco charged Rafa with frustrated parricide and frustrated homicide.
In the adultery case, Rachel and Rocco raised the defense that Rafa and Rachel, prior to the incident in question, executed a notarized document whereby they agreed to live separately and allowed each of them to get a new partner and live with anyone of their choice as husband and wife. This document was executed after Rachel discovered that Rafa was cohabiting with another woman. Thus, they also raised the defense of
in pari delicto.
In the frustrated parricide and frustrated homicide cases, Rafa raised the defense that, having caught them
in flagrante delicto,
he has no criminal liability.
Assuming that all defenses have been proven:
(a)(a) Will the action for adultery prosper? (2.5%)
(b)(b) Will the actions for frustrated parricide and frustrated homicide prosper? (2.5%)
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