Practice question
A fourteen-year-old is alleged to have committed murder. Officials propose an adult criminal sentence, arguing that the seriousness of the charge automatically cancels the age exemption. Which is correct under amended sections 6 and 20-A?
- Murder automatically makes every fourteen-year-old criminally liable as an adult
- The child must simply be released without any possible intervention
- The allegation permits indefinite prison detention without court proceedings
- The age exemption remains; section 20-A provides the specified intensive-intervention placement through the statutory commitment and court process
- The police alone may impose a final criminal penalty
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2006/ra_9344_2006.html — RA 9344, Titles I, IV and VII, especially sections 6, 20, 57 and 60–61, read with RA 10630.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10630_2013.html — sections 3, 6 and 11, amended age rule, intervention and IJISC provisions, qualified parental civil liability and local-ordinance protections.
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