Practice question
A court identifies a genuinely applicable favorable later amendment under Article22. Does Article5 forbid applying it merely because the earlier punishment was harsh?
- No; lawful favorable retroactivity is distinct from inventing a penalty under Article5
- Yes; Article5 freezes all penalties forever
- Yes; no amendment can ever apply
- Yes; all legal adjustments are judicial legislation
- Yes; the judge must ignore Article22
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code Articles4–5,8,16–22,59, specified provisions: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html Articles5,21–22.
- People v Santos GR237982 October14,2020 MAIN, Article5 and constitutional qualification: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2020/oct2020/gr_237982_2020.html
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