LEGAL CLASSIFICATION OF CRIMES

• Attempted crimes – when the offender commences the commission of a felony directly by overt acts and does not perform all the acts of execution, which could produce the felony by reason of some causes or accident other than his spontaneous desistance.
• Frustrated crimes – when the offender has performed all the acts of execution which will produce the felony as a consequence but which, nevertheless, do not produce the felony by reason of cause independent of the will of the perpetrator.
• Consummated crimes – when all the elements necessary for the execution and accomplishment of the crime are present.
• Simple crimes – when a single act constitutes only one offense.
• Complex crimes – when a single act constitutes two or more grave felonies or when an offense is a necessary
• Grave felonies – those to which the law attaches the capital punishment or afflictive penalties
• Less grave felonies – those which the law punishes the penalties which are correctional in nature.
• Light felonies – those infractions of law for the commission of which the penalty of arresto menor or a fine not exceeding 200 pesos, or both, is imposed