Practice question
Does Section100 make every RA10951 amendment retroactive regardless of whether it favors the accused?
- No; it is retroactive to the extent favorable
- Yes; every increased fine applies backward
- Yes; disadvantage never matters
- Yes; every pending case must use the harshest change
- Yes; the provision abolishes prospectivity
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code Articles2,21–22, specified provisions: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426 Articles21–22.
- RA10951 Sections100–101, favorable retroactivity and pending-case jurisdiction: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2017/ra_10951_2017.html
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