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Practice question: Principal and Accessory Penalties

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

A lawful sentence imposes arresto. An officer permanently removes suffrage rights solely under Article44, though no independent disqualification applies. Which correction follows the provision?
  1. Article44’s stated suspension lasts during the sentence, not automatically forever
  2. Arresto always carries perpetual suffrage disqualification
  3. Every accessory lasts forty years
  4. The officer may select any duration
  5. Sentence expiration can never matter

Legal references

  • Revised Penal Code specified Articles25,27,34–35,42–45,53–57: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html Articles42–45, principal penalties and statutory accessories.

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