Practice question
May probation be granted without the prior investigation and court determination specified in Section 5?
- No.
- Yes; an applicant’s request alone conclusively requires approval.
- Only the prosecutor’s preference matters.
- Every eligible sentence automatically means probation.
- The probation officer has no statutory role.
Legal references
- PD 968, Sections 5, 10, 12 and 15 (cited unchanged provisions): https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1976/pd_968_1976.html
- RA 10707, amending the Probation Law, especially current grant and discharge provisions: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2015/ra_10707_2015.html
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