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Practice question: Prescription under Special Laws (Act 3326)

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

A prosecutor argues that every day a special-law accused spent abroad must be excluded solely because Article91 says so. The applicable statute and Act3326 supply no such suspension. Assess the argument using Romualdez.

Legal references

  • Romualdez v. Marcelo, G.R.165510–33, July28 2006, majority decision on reconsideration: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/41739

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