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Practice question: Subsidiary Penalty

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

A Rule1 judgment imposes three years of prision correccional and a fine. Raw wage conversion would yield fourteen months. No other credits or shorter limit apply. What is the Rule1 subsidiary ceiling?
  1. Fourteen months because conversion is always final
  2. One year
  3. Three years because it equals the principal
  4. Unlimited time until the fine is paid
  5. Two years automatically

Legal references

  • RA10159 Section1, amended RPC Article39, subsidiary liability rules1-5: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2012/ra_10159_2012.html

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