Practice question
In Jabinal, what legal concern supported protecting conduct undertaken under the earlier Supreme Court interpretation?
- Fair reliance on the then-prevailing judicial doctrine.
- A general privilege to ignore every statute.
- A private lawyer's power to repeal laws.
- Automatic immunity for every future offense.
- The accused's right to choose any later rule.
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles8,13-16: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- People v. Jabinal, G.R.L-30061, February27,1974, MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1974/feb1974/gr_l_30061_1974.html
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