Practice question
The offender's first crime occurred in 2020 but produced a final judgment dated 2025. A second crime occurred in 2021 but produced a final judgment dated 2024. Under Article72, with no separate applicable preference changing the issue, which civil liability comes first?
- The 2020 offense solely because it happened first.
- Whichever victim is older.
- Both priorities depend only on imprisonment severity.
- The offender's preferred liability.
- The liability under the 2024 final judgment.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html — Revised Penal Code Articles38 and72, order of pecuniary payment and preference among civil liabilities from multiple offenses.
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