Practice question
Two component offenses properly fall under Article48, and their stipulated prescribed penalties differ in seriousness. Which ordinary selection governs?
- The penalty for the most serious component, applied in its maximum period
- The smallest component automatically
- The sum of all maximums automatically
- A penalty selected by the victim without law
- No penalty because two offenses are present
Legal references
- People v Reyes GR260030 May19,2025 MAIN, Article48 and public-fund falsification: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/may2025/gr_260030_2025.html Article48 two branches and penalty.
- People v Mision GR63480 February26,1991 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1991/feb1991/gr_63480_1991.html
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