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Practice question: Retroactive Effect of Penal Laws

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Did RA 18 include serious and less serious physical injuries in the Article 62(5) list?
  1. Only an accusation was added
  2. No, it expressly excluded both
  3. Yes
  4. Only murder was listed
  5. The list contains no offenses

Legal references

  • Revised Penal Code, Articles 8, 10 and 22, as applicable: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html
  • RA 18, Section 1, amended Article 62(5) habitual-delinquent definition: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1946/ra_18_1946.html

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