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Practice question: Suppletory Application of the Revised Penal Code

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Practice question

A tribunal correctly holds a general RPC doctrine available under Article 10 but convicts without establishing the facts the doctrine requires. Explain Ladonga’s lesson.

Legal references

  • Revised Penal Code, Articles 8, 10 and 22, as applicable: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html
  • Ladonga v. People, GR 141066, February 17, 2005, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2005/feb2005/gr_141066_2005.html

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