Practice question
Trial in a criminal case had already begun when RA10951 took effect. Its adjustment is favorable, but a party says the court automatically lost jurisdiction and must discard the proceedings solely because of the Act. Which provisions must be distinguished?
- Section100 favorable effect and Section101 retention of jurisdiction in the stated pending cases
- Favorable retroactivity necessarily means universal loss of jurisdiction
- Every amendment requires acquittal
- Jurisdiction depends only on the prosecutor’s preference
- The transitory clause forbids all pending trials
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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