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Practice question: Threefold Rule

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

For fixed-term Article70 computations, is the threefold figure based on the longest applicable penalty or the average of all penalties?
  1. The longest applicable penalty
  2. The average of all penalties
  3. The shortest term only
  4. The offender’s preferred term
  5. The number of judgments alone

Legal references

  • Commonwealth Act217 Section2, amended RPC Article70; Section3 Article71 for contrast: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/29/15348

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