Practice question
A law retrospectively removes a valid amnesty protection already applicable to an accused’s act but leaves the printed penalty unchanged. Explain the ex post facto issue.
Legal references
- Constitution Article III Section 22; Lacson v. Executive Secretary, GR128096, January20 1999, main decision, ex post facto categories: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html ; https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1999/jan1999/gr_128096_1999.html
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