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Practice question: Multi-recidivism or Habitual Delinquency

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

For an established third qualifying conviction under Article62(5), which additional penalty does paragraph(a) state?
  1. Prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods
  2. Only a warning
  3. Reclusion perpetua in every case
  4. Automatic death
  5. No additional penalty ever

Legal references

  • RA7659 Section23, amended Article62(5), habitual-delinquency definition and additional penalties; no historical death penalty applied: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1993/ra_7659_1993.html
  • Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule110 Sections8-9, allegation of aggravating circumstances: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html

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