Practice question
The prosecution invokes the Article 22 exception based solely on several pending accusations, none resulting in the required findings of guilt. What statutory feature is missing?
- Nothing, because accusations equal convictions
- Only a longer charge sheet
- Only a police opinion
- Only the accused’s reputation
- The defined conviction requirements
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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