Practice question
A prior judgment concerns a different person with the same name as the accused. Explain the evidentiary defect in treating it as recidivism proof.
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, Articles14(9)-(10),19-20 and160, as applicable: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.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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