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Practice question: Non-imprisonment for Debt

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Practice question

What distinction is central to Lozano v. Martinez?
  1. All unpaid obligations are felonies
  2. Punishment for an independently defined unlawful act differs from imprisonment merely for debt
  3. All checks are civil contracts only
  4. Every unpaid loan automatically proves a crime
  5. Creditors may imprison borrowers privately

Legal references

  • Lozano v. Martinez, G.R. No. L-63419 et al., December 18, 1986, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1986/dec1986/gr_l-63419_1986.html

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