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Practice question: Prescription of Crimes

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Practice question

Under Article90, what is the general prescriptive period for an RPC crime punishable by reclusion temporal, with no special rule applicable?
  1. One month.
  2. Six months.
  3. One year.
  4. Twenty years.
  5. The duration of the individual sentence already served.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html — Revised Penal Code Articles90–91, prescription of crimes and computation.
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/apr2025/gr_258563_2025.html — People v. Consebido, G.R.258563, April2 2025, MAIN en banc decision, prospective tolling clarification for summary-procedure offenses.

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