Article 250 Revised Penal Code
Article 250 of the Revised Penal Code is about Penalty for frustrated parricide, murder or homicide. It is under Chapter One (Destruction Of Life) of Title Eight (Crimes Against Persons) of the Code.
Penalty for frustrated parricide, murder or homicide
The courts, in view of the facts of the case, may impose upon the person guilty of the frustrated crime of parricide, murder or homicide, defined and penalized in the preceding articles, a penalty lower by one degree than that which should be imposed under the provision of Article 50.
The courts, considering the facts of the case, may likewise reduce by one degree the penalty which under Article 51 should be imposed for an attempt to commit any of such crimes.
See also: Article 249 Revised Penal Code
