Practice question
What does the pro reo principle ordinarily require when genuine unresolved ambiguity in a penal provision permits competing reasonable readings?
- Always select the most punitive reading
- Ignore the statute entirely
- Treat every allegation as a conviction
- Automatically invalidate all penal statutes
- Adopt the reasonable interpretation favorable to the accused
Legal references
- Spouses Dulay v.People, GR215132, September13,2021, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/sep2021/gr_215132_2021.html
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