Practice question
The offender has completed punishment for one offense carrying an equal legal penalty, in a different RPC title. All Article14(10) conditions are properly alleged and proved. Counsel imports Article14(9)’s same-title test and argues that reiteración must fail. What is correct?
- The distinct Article14(10) equal-penalty alternative does not require importing recidivism’s same-title condition
- Every repetition doctrine has identical elements
- Equal penalties never qualify
- Two lighter offenses are required in every situation
- Different titles automatically erase previous punishment
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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