Practice question
Distinguish a recidivist label from proof of the particular exception that Article 22 incorporates. Assume no special law supplies an independent retroactivity rule.
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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