Practice question
A felony’s law provides only a P1,500,000 fine as the relevant statutory penalty. An advocate says gravity must be light because the offender might pay immediately and avoid custody. Which distinction controls?
- Immediate ability to pay makes every felony light
- The legally attached afflictive fine, rather than speed of payment, determines the stated classification
- Wealth eliminates Article26
- Only actual custody can ever matter to statutory gravity
- The offender’s preference changes the penalty class
Legal references
- RA10951 Sections1-2, amended RPC Articles9 and26, current thresholds: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2017/ra_10951_2017.html
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