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ROMARICO J. MENDOZA v. PEOPLE

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2012-01-25
ABAD, J.
Second.  Dimat claims lack of criminal intent as his main defense.  But Presidential Decree 1612 is a special law and, therefore, its violation is regarded as malum prohibitum, requiring no proof of criminal intent.[4]   Of course, the prosecution must still prove that Dimat knew or should have known that the Nissan Safari he acquired and later sold to Delgado was derived from theft or robbery and that he intended to obtain some gain out of his acts.