Practice question
A law that does not use RPC penalty nomenclature formerly imposed death. The prosecutor now seeks death because the offense remains serious. Which RA 9346 effect applies?
- No substitute exists under the Act
- Seriousness automatically revives death
- The prosecutor may waive the prohibition
- Only the old title controls
- Death is prohibited and the statutory substitute is life imprisonment
Legal references
- RA 9346, Sections 1-4, prohibition and replacement of death penalty: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2006/ra_9346_2006.html
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