Practice question
A convict accepts a valid grant expressly releasing him from punishment subject to lawful specified conditions. He argues that the word pardon necessarily means all conditions are meaningless. Which answer is best?
- Every pardon must be unconditional
- Acceptance converts every condition into a suggestion
- Conditions apply only if Congress individually signs the grant
- Conditions have no connection to executive clemency
- A conditional pardon is recognized, and its lawful conditions must be observed
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, Articles 94 to 96 and 113: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html
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