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Practice question: Recidivism

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Practice question

Explain why a twenty-year gap does not alone defeat otherwise established Article14(9) recidivism, without treating it as habitual delinquency.

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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