Practice question
Does Article 7 say that every light felony is immune from punishment?
- Yes; consummation is irrelevant.
- Only serious injuries are ever punishable.
- No.
- The provision abolishes all light felonies.
- All light felonies require life imprisonment.
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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