Practice question
The lawfully determined maximum imprisonment is exactly one year. An offender claims ISL coverage because only maximum terms shorter than one year are excluded. Is that reading correct?
- Yes; exactly one year is outside the exclusion.
- Yes; the phrase 'does not exceed' means only less than.
- No; 'does not exceed one year' includes exactly one year.
- Yes; all one-year sentences require parole proceedings.
- No; because the exclusion applies only to fines.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1935/act_4225_1935.html — Act4225 Sections1–2 amending Act4103 Sections1–2.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1933/act_4103_1933.html — Indeterminate Sentence Law, Section5, discretionary parole subject to its requirements.
Answer this question in flashcards to review your response and continue practicing.