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Prospectivity

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  1. Under RA10951 Section101, do courts necessarily lose jurisdiction over pending cases where trial already started solely…
  2. A sentenced person seeks an actually favorable RA10951 adjustment. The opponent argues Section100 is categorically rest…
  3. An amendment only increases the applicable fine for an earlier act. The prosecution cites Section100’s favorable-retroa…
  4. Trial in a criminal case had already begun when RA10951 took effect. Its adjustment is favorable, but a party says the …
  5. A hypothetical later penal law reduces a stipulated applicable punishment for an eligible earlier offender. The state c…
  6. Distinguish RA10951’s favorable-retroactivity clause from its pending-case jurisdiction provision.
  7. Why does Section100 not authorize every new increased fine for earlier conduct?
  8. A prosecutor treats filing date as the sole basis for choosing punishment. Explain the missing temporal inquiry.