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Practice question: Right Against Excessive Fines, Cruel and Inhuman Punishment

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A penal statute enacted before RA 9346 mentions death. Explain why that wording alone does not determine the sentence presently imposable.

Legal references

  • Republic Act No. 9346, Sections 1-2: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2006/ra_9346_2006.html

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