Practice question
A favorable commutation recommendation reaches prison officials before any valid presidential grant. Explain why Article96 does not yet authorize rewriting the sentence on that fact alone.
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, Articles95-96,109-110 and159, as applicable: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html
- Constitution, ArticleVII Section19, executive clemency after final conviction: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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