Practice question
An amnesty beneficiary has two separate alleged acts: a political offense concededly covered by the proclamation and an unrelated private offense expressly excluded. Explain why the benefit for the first act does not automatically decide the second prosecution.
Legal references
- Barrioquinto v. Fernandez, G.R. No. L-1278, January 21, 1949, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1949/jan1949/gr_l-1278_1949.html
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 19: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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