Revised Penal Code Article 91: Computation of Prescription of Offenses

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What event interrupts the running of the period of prescription of offenses?

The accused committing another crime

Filing of the complaint or information (correct)

Conviction of the accused

The accused escaping from detention

What action stops the tolling of the period of prescription of penalty?

Going to a country with no extradition treaty

Escaping from detention

Committing another crime

Being captured (correct)

When does the period of prescription not run for offenses?

When the offender commits another crime

When the offender escapes from detention (correct)

When the offender is convicted

When the offender goes to a country with an extradition treaty

What is the main consequence of the prescription of penalty?

Loss of the government's right to punish the convict Signup and view all the answers

Under what condition does the tolling of the period of prescription occur for penalty?

The convict evades service of his sentence Signup and view all the answers

What are the ways in which criminal liability can be extinguished partially?

By conditional pardon, commutation of the sentence, and good conduct allowances earned during preventive imprisonment or serving the sentence Signup and view all the answers

How is an offender's good behavior credited in terms of sentence reduction?

20 days for each month during the first two years of imprisonment Signup and view all the answers

Under what circumstances is criminal liability totally extinguished?

By the death of the convict before final judgment Signup and view all the answers

What action will not prevent an accused from receiving allowances for good conduct during imprisonment?

An appeal by the accused Signup and view all the answers

What concept states that every person criminally liable is also civilly liable?

Civil liability ex delicto Signup and view all the answers

Revised Penal Code Article 91: Computation of Prescription of Offenses

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What event interrupts the running of the period of prescription of offenses?

What action stops the tolling of the period of prescription of penalty?

When does the period of prescription not run for offenses?

What is the main consequence of the prescription of penalty?

Under what condition does the tolling of the period of prescription occur for penalty?

What are the ways in which criminal liability can be extinguished partially?

How is an offender's good behavior credited in terms of sentence reduction?

Under what circumstances is criminal liability totally extinguished?

What action will not prevent an accused from receiving allowances for good conduct during imprisonment?

What concept states that every person criminally liable is also civilly liable?

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