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Criminal Law 1Article 70 – 73

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Art. 70Successive service of sentences – When theculprit has to serve two or more penalties, heshall serve them simultaneously if the nature ofthe penalties will so permit; otherwise, the

followin rules shall !e o!serve"#

$n the imposition of the penalties, the or"er oftheir respective severity shall !e followe" sothat they may !e e%ecute" successively or as

nearly as may !e possi!le, shoul" a par"on have!een rante" as to the penalty or penalties &rstimpose", or shoul" they have !een serve" out'

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(or the purpose of applyin the provisions of ne%t prece"in pararapthe respective severity of the penalties shall !e "etermine" in accor"a

with the followin scale# 

•)eath•*eclusion perpetua,•*eclusion temporal,

•+rision mayor,•+rision correctional,•Arresto mayor,•Arresto menor,•)estierro,

•+erpetual a!solute "isuali&cation,• -emporary a!solute "isuali&cation,

•Suspension from pu!lic o.ce, the riht to vote an" !e vote" for, thriht to follow profession or callin, an"

•+u!lic censure

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/otwithstan"in the provisions of the rule ne%t

prece"in, the ma%imum "uration of the convictssentence shall not !e more than threefol" thelenth of time correspon"in to the most severe ofpenalties impose" upon' /o other penalty to which

he may !e lia!le shall !e inicte" after the sum ofthose impose" euals the sai" ma%imum perio"'

Such ma%imum perio" shall in no case e%cee" forty

years'$n applyin the provisions of this rule the "urationperpetual penalties 2pena perpetua shall !ecompute" at thirty years

 

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1st pararaph – Article 70

GENERAL RULE•Serve two or more penalties•Simultaneous as permitte"

oCan !e serve" simultaneously with imprisonmento +erpetual a!solute "isuali&cationo

+erpetual special "isuali&cationo -emporary a!solute "isuali&cationo Suspensiono +u!lic censureo (ine an" !on" to 4eep peaceo Civil inter"ictiono Con&scation an" payment of costs

If not possible•Serve two or more penalties•5ust serve the penalties

successively

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6n" pararaph – Article 70

$n the imposition of the penalties, the or"er oftheir respective severity shall !e followe" so thatthey may !e e%ecute" successively or as nearly asmay !e possi!le, shoul" a par"on have !een

rante" as to the penalty or penalties &rstimpose", or shoul" they have !een serve" out'

$mposition of penalty•(ollows or"er of respective severity

•(or successive e%ecution as nearly as possi!le•rante" par"on to &rst penalty or penalties &rstimpose"

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3r" pararaph – Article 70

/otwithstan"in the provisions of the rule ne%tprece"in, the ma%imum "uration of the convictssentence shall not !e more than threefol" the lenth oftime correspon"in to the most severe of penaltiesimpose" upon' /o other penalty to which he may !elia!le shall !e inicte" after the sum of those impose"euals the sai" ma%imum perio"'

Sentence

•)uration# /ot more than threefol" the lenth of time•Correspon"s to impose" most severe penalty•/o other penalty to which he may !e lia!le shall !einicte" after the sum of those impose" euals the

sai" ma%imum perio"'

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Three-foldrule -he threefol" rule is a law on the

service of prison sentence whichprovi"es that a prisoner withmultiple penalties shall not stay

loner than threefol" of the mostsevere penalty impose" uponhim'

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Three-foldruleRULES

Same or various o9enses

Successive service of sentences

Successively accor"in to the respective severity ofthe penalties impose"

Serve A- L:AS- (<* 2= Sentence ofimprisonment

Shall not !e more than three 23 times the lenthof time correspon"in to the most severe of thepenalties impose" upon himShall &rst serve out the most severe of the penaltiesimpose" upon him'

Shall not e%cee" =0 years

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Three-fold rule

 CO!UTATION

Serve A- L:AS- (<* 2= Sentence ofimprisonment

:%ample#

+enalty 1# 1= years, > months an"1 "ay+enalty 6# 17 years, = months an"

1 "ay+enalty 3# 1= years, > months+enalty =# 16 years

ost se"ere# +enalty 6# 17 years, =months an" 1 "ay

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!en$lt% Su& Three 'fold rule

+enalty 1# 1= years, >months an" 1 "ay+enalty 6# 17 years, =months an" 1 "ay+enalty 3# 1= years, >months+enalty =# 16 years

+enalty 1# 1=years, > monthsan" 1 "ay+enalty 6# 17years, = months

an" 1 "ay+enalty 3# 1=years, > months+enalty =# 16years

17 years, = monthsan" 1 "ay  %3

?@ years,> months an" 6"ays

?6 years an" 3"ays

 -hree fol" rule

Three-fold rule 

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I&possible $ppli($tion two or three penalties correspon"in to

"i9erent crimes are impose"

Case 1 Case 6 2threefol" rule+enalty 1# B years an" 1 "ay

+enalty 6# B years an" 1 "ay+enalty 3# B years an" 1 "ay

5ost severe# B years an" 1

"ay5ultiply !y three

 -otal # 1> years an" 3 "ays -otal# 1> years an" 3 "ays

  -hree crimes

  Sum of the penalties threefol" rule total

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Case 1 Case 6 2threefol" rule+enalty 1# 16 years an" 1 "ay+enalty 6# 1= years, > monthsan" 1 "ay

+enalty 3# 17 years, = monthsan" 1 "ay

5ost severe# 17 years, =months an" 1 "ay5ultiply# ?6 years an" 3 "ays

 -otal # == years an" 3 "ays -otal# ?6 years an" 3 "ays

I&possible $ppli($tion

 Cannot apply if the sum total of all the termsof imprisonment even if they are more thanthree, "oes not e%cee" the most severe ofthem when the most severe is multiplie" !y

three

  -hree crimes

  Dou can never et a sum hiher than the threefol" rule

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E)u$l pen$ltiesCrime 1 # 3 months an" 11 "aysimprisonment

Crime 6# 6 months imprisonmentCrime 3# 1 month an" 1 "ayimprisonmentCrime =# 3 months imprisonment

Crime ?# 3 months imprisonment

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Culprit must stay in Eail for @ months an" 33 "ays only

•WhyF

o -hreefol" rule states that Gthe ma%imum "uration ofthe convicts sentence shall not !e more than threefol" the lenth of time correspon"in to the most

severe of the penalties impose" upon him' /o otherpenalty to which he may !e lia!le shall !e inicte"after the sum total of those impose" euals the samema%imum perio"'H

•$n this case

o5ost severe# 3 months an" 11 "ayso5ultiply !y three# @ months an" 33 "ayso5a%imum term# @ months an" 33 "ays

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 -hree systems of penalty

$teri$l A((u&ul$tion s%ste&

2pararaph 1, 6, 3 of Article 70A!solute accumulation of crimes an" penalties an" esta!lishe"

no limitation whatever, an" accor"inly, all penalties for allviolations were impose" even if they reache" !eyon" the naturalspan of human life

 *uridi(i$l A((u&ul$tion S%ste&2+araraph =,?,B of Article 70 -he service of the several penalties impose" on one an" thesame culprit is limite" to not more than threefol" the lenth oftime correspon"in to the most severe an" in no case to e%cee"

=0 years

Absorption S%ste&!serve" in imposition of the penalty in comple% crimes,continuin crimes, an" speci&c crimes

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Arti(le 7+. Gr$du$ted s($les $n the cases in which the law prescri!es a penaltylower or hiher !y one or more "erees thananother iven penalty, the rules prescri!e" inArticle B1 shall !e o!serve" in ra"uatin suchpenalty'

 -he lower or hiher penalty shall !e ta4en fromthe ra"uate" scale in which is compromise" theiven penalty'

 -he courts, in applyin such lower or hiher

penalty, shall o!serve the followin ra"uate"scales#

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Scale /o' 1

1' )eath6' *eclusion perpetua3' *eclusion temporal=' +rision 5ayor?' +rision correccionalB' Arresto mayor7' )estierro

>' Arresto menor@' +u!lic censure10' (ine

Scale /o' 6

11' +erpetual a!solute "isuali&cation16' -emporary a!solute "isuali&cation13' Suspension from pu!lic o.ce, the riht to vote an" !e

vote" for, an" the riht to follow a profession or callin1=' +u!lic censure

1?' (ine

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CONSUATE, RUSTRATE, ATTE!TE,

+rincipal I 1 "eree lower 6 "ereeslower

Accomplice 1 "eree lower 6 "ereeslower

3 "ereeslower

Accessory 6 "erees lower 3 "ereeslower

3 "ereeslower

 -a!le 

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Scale /o' 1

1' )eath6' *eclusion perpetua3' *eclusion temporal=' +rision 5ayor?' +rision correccional

B' Arresto mayor7' )estierro>' Arresto menor@' +u!lic censure10' (ine

,eree of !en$lt%

$s any of the "i9erent penalties mentione" !yLatin names in the *evise" +enal Co"e such asReclusion Perpetua, Reclusion Temporal, etc.

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!eriod of the !en$lt%

$s any eual portion of the "ivisi!lepenalty such as the ma%imum, me"iuman" minimum

*eclusion temporal

+rision 5ayor

+rision correccional

1' 5a%imum6' 5e"ium

3' 5inimum

1' 5a%imum6' 5e"ium3' 5inimum

1' 5a%imum6' 5e"ium3' 5inimum

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*A' /o' @3=B

<n"er this provision, )eath shall noloner form part of the euation in thera"uation of penalties

:9ects of *A' /o' @3=B

•)ownra"e of penalty•:%ample# convicte" accomplice in4i"nappin for ransom

oJefore# reclusion perpetuao

/ow# *eclusion temporal•Accomplice will not receive the samesentence as the principalSame stan"ar" woul" prevail insentencin principals an" accomplices

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!en$lt% ne/t loer in deree fro&$rresto &$%or1

Article 71 provi"es that penalty ne%t lower in "eree fromarresto mayor is "estierro'

Arresto &$%or•$mprisonment or complete "eprivation of li!erty

,estierro•Janishment or only a prohi!ition from resi"in within acertain ra"ius from actual resi"ence of the accuse" for aspeci&e" lenth of time'

/ote#Severities of the two must not !e Eu"e" !y the "uration ofeach penalties !ut the "eree of "eprivation of li!ertyinvolve"'

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Article 76

+reference in the payment of the civillia!ilities

the civil lia!ilities of a person foun"uilty of two or more o9enses shall !esatis&e" !y the followin thechronoloical or"er of the "ates of the

&nal Eu"ements ren"ere" aainst him,!einnin with the &rst in or"er of time'

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Ci"il Li$bilities

+ayment of Civil Lia!ilities

r"er of payment is not !ase" on the "ates ofthe commission of o9ense rather it is satis&e" !yfollowin chronoloical or"er of the "ates of the&nal Eu"ements

Guilt% of to or &oreo2enses

A person foun" uilty of two or moreo9enses is reuire" to pay thecorrespon"in civil lia!ilities resultin

from "i9erent o9enses

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Article 73

Presumption in regard to the imposition ofaccessory penalties

Whenever the courts shall impose apenalty which !y provision of law, carrieswith it other penalties, accor"in to theprovisions of Articles =0, =1, =6, =3, ==

an" =? of this Co"e, it must !eun"erstoo" that the accessory penaltiesare also impose" upon the convict'

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A((essor% pen$lties

•$mpose" !y the courts•)oes not nee" e%press pronouncement ofimposition

Subsidi$r% I&prison&ent

•/ot consi"ere" an accessory penalty• Ku"ement in conviction must e%pressly state thatthe o9en"er shall su9er the su!si"iaryimprisonment in case of solvency