Practice question
What does the special-law-priority principle in Ladonga mean?
- Every special law has no criminal elements
- The special provision controls the matter it specifically governs
- The RPC automatically overrides every special rule
- A case title overrides statutory text
- Only rules favorable to prosecutors may supplement
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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