Practice question
An old law penalizes specified conduct. A replacement law repeals its number but simultaneously reenacts the materially same prohibited act. The accused demands acquittal solely because the older law’s title appears in a repealing clause and says no saving clause means continuity is impossible. Which is best?
- Every repealing title necessarily abolishes all offenses
- Only a saving clause can ever preserve liability
- The court must ignore the reenacted conduct
- The accused is automatically guilty of every new offense
- Simultaneous reenactment may preserve accrued liability even without a saving clause; the actual prohibited conduct and applicable penalty must be compared
Legal references
- People v.YYY, GR262941, February20,2024: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/feb2024/gr_262941_2024.html
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