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Subsidiary Penalty

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  1. Under Article 39 as amended by RA 10159, what monetary basis determines one day of subsidiary personal liability for an…
  2. Which unpaid pecuniary liability is the subject of Article 39's subsidiary personal liability?
  3. If the principal penalty imposed is higher than prision correccional, what does Article 39 provide regarding subsidiary…
  4. Assume the applicable highest Philippine minimum-wage rate at the trial court's judgment is PHP 600 per day. An insolve…
  5. A judgment imposes only a fine for a light felony. The convict has no property to pay it. What is the maximum subsidiar…
  6. A convict receives six months of arresto mayor and a fine. He is insolvent. Assume the wage-rate conversion of the unpa…
  7. A judgment separately orders a criminal fine and civil damages. The insolvent convict validly serves the subsidiary per…
  8. Explain the present conversion rate and the relevant date for subsidiary personal liability under RA 10159. Why is an e…
  9. Distinguish an unpaid criminal fine from unpaid civil damages for purposes of subsidiary imprisonment. Explain Nanzan's…
  10. Summarize Article 39's principal limits for imprisonment-and-fine, fine-only, and principal penalties higher than prisi…
  11. Under Article39(1), may a fraction or part of a day be counted against the prisoner?
  12. For a fine-only sentence for a grave or less grave felony, what subsidiary-imprisonment ceiling does Article39(2) state?