Practice question
For a covered Article344 offense, what may a subsequent valid marriage do when a penalty has already been imposed?
- Remit that penalty within the statutory rule
- Automatically increase the penalty
- Convert imprisonment into a tax
- Create a second conviction
- Transfer punishment to the spouse
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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