Practice question
A light property felony is proved at an attempted stage it admits. Explain why Article 7 does not automatically require acquittal.
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, Articles 6-8 and 304-305 (cited provisions): https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426
- RA 10951, Section 1, current Article 9 classification (no reliance on the original Code’s obsolete monetary threshold): https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2017/ra_10951_2017.html
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