Practice question
Ramon has served his minimum term. His offense and personal status fall outside every statutory exclusion, and favorable work and conduct reports show rehabilitation. He insists these facts authorize him to leave prison before any Board decision. Which is the best answer?
- He may leave because favorable reports themselves constitute a release order
- The reports support consideration, but a competent parole decision and its conditions remain necessary
- He may leave if a relative guarantees his future conduct
- He must first be acquitted by the trial court
- The favorable reports automatically cancel the unexpired maximum term
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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