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Practice question: Void-for-Vagueness Doctrine

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Which question is distinct from whether a prohibition is sufficiently clear under the vagueness doctrine?
  1. Whether its text and context provide notice
  2. Whether the prosecution proved that the accused actually performed the prohibited act
  3. Whether enforcement standards exist
  4. Whether ordinary construction clarifies the rule
  5. Whether the challenged language has a comprehensible meaning

Legal references

  • People v. Nazario, G.R. No. L-44143, August 31, 1988, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1988/aug1988/gr_l-44143_1988.html
  • Estrada v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 148560, November 19, 2001, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2001/nov2001/gr_148560_2001.html

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