Practice question
A sentence lawfully imposes destierro, but an officer proposes ordinary prison confinement solely because destierro and prision correccional can share the same duration range. Which is best?
- Equal ranges make all penalties interchangeable
- Every territorial exclusion is identical to prison confinement
- The officer may select any sanction with similar numbers
- Duration automatically determines every legal effect
- A shared numerical range does not erase the distinct nature and territorial effects of destierro
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code Articles25,27 and87: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html
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