Prescription under Special Laws (Act 3326)

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1. An offense against a municipal ordinance has no special prescription rule. What default does Act3326 state?
2. A special-law offense carries exactly one month’s imprisonment and no special period. Which default applies?
3. A special-law offense carries eighteen months’ imprisonment and no special period. Which default applies?
4. A special law fixes exactly six years’ imprisonment. It contains no prescription provision, and no other special rule a…
5. A special law fixes exactly two years’ imprisonment. No separate limitation applies. The accused argues that the four-y…
6. Apply Act3326’s default brackets to exactly one month, eighteen months and exactly two years of imprisonment. Assume no…
7. Compare special-law imprisonment of five years and exactly six years under Act3326, assuming no special period.
8. Explain the different Act3326 defaults for a fine-only special-law offense and a municipal-ordinance offense.