Practice question
Leon was validly released on parole. During the surveillance period he violates a condition requiring him to report, and the competent Board orders his rearrest under amended ISL section 8. After lawful rearrest, what is the statutory consequence?
- His original conviction is vacated
- He must automatically receive a new maximum term twice as long
- The reporting condition becomes legally irrelevant
- He must always receive unconditional release after one day
- He serves the remaining unexpired maximum unless the Board grants a new parole in its discretion
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1933/act_4103_1933.html — Indeterminate Sentence Law, sections 1, 5–7.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1935/act_4225_1935.html — sections 1–3, amending ISL sections 1, 2 and 8.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2006/ra_9346_2006.html — sections 2–3, death-penalty substitution and parole restriction.
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