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Practice question: Service of Sentence

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Practice question

Under Article 89(2), what effect does complete service of the sentence have?
  1. It is a ground for total extinction of the criminal liability covered by that sentence
  2. It automatically cancels every unrelated prosecution
  3. It necessarily proves the conviction was erroneous
  4. It is only a new motive
  5. It transfers the punishment to the victim

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html — RPC Articles89(2),94 and113: completed service, partial reductions and survival of civil liability.
  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10592_2013.html — RA 10592: lawful preventive and good-conduct credits in sentence computation.
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/mar2023/gr_223107_2023.html — People v. Agustin, G.R. 223107, March 15, 2023, main decision: completed service extinguishes criminal liability without erasing civil liability.
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/apr2024/gr_249027_2024.html — Guinto v. DOJ, G.R. 249027 and249155, April 3, 2024, main decision: post-conviction GCTA, invalid exclusions and lawful computation.

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