Practice question
A pardon recipient asserts that executive clemency is equivalent to Congress repealing the criminal statute for all persons. Distinguish the two legal effects without questioning the validity of the individual grant.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 19: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Monsanto v. Factoran, G.R. No. 78239, February 9, 1989, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1989/feb1989/gr_78239_1989.html
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