Practice question
A commutation reduces the imprisonment term but says nothing discharging the victim’s adjudged damages. The convict has neither paid nor otherwise extinguished that obligation. Which is best?
- Damages automatically disappear
- The victim must seek a new conviction
- Only the prison warden may collect damages
- The commutation converts damages into imprisonment
- The civil indemnity remains enforceable under its governing rules
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code Articles96 and112–113: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html
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