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Question 14

2025 Bar · Criminal Law · 1 sub-question

14. After consecutively losing to B in a basketball game, A lost his temper and stabbed B thrice, resulting in the latter’s death. Horrified, A went to the police station to report the incident but did not disclose his identity as the culprit. After reporting the incident, A went home. Meantime, the police officers made their own investigation and got convinced that it was A who killed B. The police officers went to A’s house and arrested him. During the trial, A admitted the killing but maintained that he should be credited with the mitigating circumstance of voluntary surrender. Is A correct? Reason(s).

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