Practice question
A contested claim of reiteración rests only on the statement that the offender has 'bad antecedents,' without establishing the qualifying prior punishment or comparative legal penalties. Explain why that is insufficient.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html — Revised Penal Code Article14(10), reiteración or habituality.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1996/sep1996/gr_109767_1996.html — People v. Monterey, G.R.109767, September3 1996, main opinion on Article14(10); no obsolete penalty amounts applied.
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