Practice question
A principal in a stipulated covered abduction validly marries the adult offended party after conviction. A convicted accessory after the fact in that same offense seeks the paragraph’s benefit. The prosecutor says only pretrial marriages count. Which response is correct?
- Article344 covers already imposed penalties and expressly includes accessories after the fact
- The prosecutor is correct because conviction always bars the benefit
- Only accomplices are included
- A new criminal offense is created by the wedding
- Every civil obligation automatically disappears
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, relevant Articles: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html Article344, marriage and co-offenders; Articles89 and113.
- RA8353 rape-specific Article266-C: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8353_1997.html
- RA11596 valid-marriage limitation: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11596_2021.html
- RA11648 current sexual-offense amendments: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11648_2022.html
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