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Practice question: Scope and Limitations

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Which liability does a pardon not, by itself, extinguish under Article 36 of the Revised Penal Code?
  1. Every criminal penalty expressly remitted
  2. The punishment covered by a valid absolute pardon
  3. Every expressly remitted fine
  4. The civil indemnity imposed by the sentence
  5. Every condition stated in a lawful grant

Legal references

  • Revised Penal Code, Article 36: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426
  • Monsanto v. Factoran, G.R. No. 78239, February 9, 1989, main decision on reinstatement and civil liability: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1989/feb1989/gr_78239_1989.html

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