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Question 10

2023 Bar · Criminal Law · 1 sub-question

10. Noel, Omar, and Dennis were all convicted of Illegal Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and sentenced to seven months in jail. On their third month, a typhoon caused flood waters to rise up to five feet in the jail facility. Fearing for the lives of the prisoners in the facility, the Jail Warden released all 30 prisoners, Page 4 of 7 with a directive that they should return when the storm ceases. When the storm passed, only Noel, Omar, and Dennis turned themselves in, with the explanation that they would have starved if they did not return. Later, Noel, Omar, and Dennis were charged with Evasion of Service of Sentence because they returned not to continue to serve their sentence but for fear of starving. The Jail Warden was likewise charged with Infidelity in the Custody of Prisoners. Rule on the respective criminal liabilities of Noel, Omar, and Dennis, and the Jail Warden, if any.

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