Practice question
A penal statute creates a rule for future conduct only. Another provision in a different law attempts to remove an accused’s already acquired protection from a final acquittal for a past offense. Compare why temporal and substantive effects matter rather than treating both as identical merely because both are laws.
Legal references
- Trillanes IV v. Medialdea, G.R. Nos. 241494, 256660 and 256078, April 3, 2024, main decision, ex post facto and attainder discussion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/apr2024/gr_241494_2024.html
- 1987 Constitution, Article III, Section 22: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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