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1. Does Article26 classify a fine when imposed as an alternative penalty as well as when imposed alone?
2. A penal provision prescribes a P900,000 fine as an alternative to imprisonment. A student says Article26’s monetary cla…
3. A felony is punished solely by a P1,300,000 fine. The accused says absence of imprisonment necessarily makes the felony…
4. A law prescribes a P1,200,000 fine, while a later different offense prescribes P1,200,001. A reviewer classifies both a…
5. A felony’s law provides only a P1,500,000 fine as the relevant statutory penalty. An advocate says gravity must be ligh…
6. Classify fines of P1,200,000 and P1,200,001 under amended Article26 and explain why approximating the boundary is inapp…
7. A statute prescribes an alternative P900,000 fine. Explain why Article26 still classifies it and identify that class wi…
8. A fine-only felony carries P1,500,000. Explain why the offender’s ability to pay immediately does not make it a light f…