Practice question
An escaped convict’s penalty prescription is running. Before expiration, he goes to a foreign state stipulated to have no extradition treaty with the Philippines. No recapture occurs. Does absence of recapture prevent interruption?
- No; going to that country is an independently listed interruption event
- Yes; only recapture can interrupt
- Yes; foreign travel always accelerates prescription
- Yes; extradition treaties never matter
- Yes; imprisonment must first be completed
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, relevant Articles: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html Articles90,92–93.
- Basilonia v Villaruz GR191370-71 August10,2015 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2015/aug2015/gr_191370_2015.html
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