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Practice question: Right Against Double Jeopardy

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

A sentencing court accepts that a Section 7 exception permits a graver conviction but says this necessarily requires ignoring the portion of the prior sentence already served. Explain the final paragraph’s answer.

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353 Article III, Section 21.
  • Rules of Court: https://lawphil.net/courts/supreme/rc/rc_110-127_2000.html Rule 117, Section 7.

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