Practice question
A criminal case ends in a final lower-court judgment imposing reclusion perpetua. A litigant asks whether Article VIII, Section 5(2) identifies that penalty class among the Supreme Court’s review categories, subject to the proper prescribed route. Which answer is correct?
- No; the clause excludes every criminal judgment.
- No; only fines are mentioned.
- No; reclusion perpetua is expressly omitted.
- Yes; criminal cases in which reclusion perpetua or higher is imposed are expressly listed.
- Yes; this means every procedural requirement disappears.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VIII, Sections 2 and 5(1)-(2): https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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