Practice question
Does the threefold service limitation mean a court must omit otherwise proper convictions and sentences for additional proved counts?
- Yes; every count after the third must be acquitted.
- Only one offense may ever be adjudged.
- No.
- The rule automatically merges all crimes into one.
- Every victim loses the right to a judgment.
Legal references
- In re Petition for Habeas Corpus of Pete Lagran, G.R. No. 147270, August 15, 2001, main decision, successive service and Article 70: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2001/aug2001/gr_147270_2001.html
- Mejorada v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. Nos. L-51065-72, June 30, 1987, en banc main decision, imposition distinguished from service: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1987/jun1987/gr_l-51065_1987.html
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