Practice question
Under Article21, may a felony be punished by a penalty not prescribed by law before its commission?
- No; the penalty must have been prescribed by law before the act
- Yes, whenever a judge dislikes the accused
- Yes, if the new penalty is harsher
- Yes, if a newspaper proposes it
- Yes, whenever no prior case exists
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code Article21: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930b.html
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