Practice question
A novel harmful practice falls under no existing penal provision. The court thinks it should be criminalized. What lawful Article5 response is available?
- Treat public criticism as a criminal statute
- Convict under an invented offense
- Choose a similar crime without legal coverage
- Impose whatever punishment seems useful
- Render the proper decision and report the reasons for proposed penal legislation
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, Articles3 and5, as applicable: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html
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