Three Fold Rule in Philippine Law

Three Fold Rule in Philippine Law

Learn about the Three-Fold Rule in the context of Philippine law, which limits the maximum duration of a convict’s sentence. Understand its application and implications according to Article 70 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC).

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  1. Question 1
    • The maximum duration of a convict’s sentence shall NOT be more than three times the length of time corresponding to the most severe of the penalties imposed upon him, but in no case shall exceed 40 years.
  2. Question 2
    • The rule applies if a convict has to serve at least four sentences, continuously.
  3. Question 3
    • If the nature of the penalties will permit, the culprit shall serve them simultaneously. Otherwise, the penalties shall be served successively based on their severity.
  4. Question 4
    • 1. By service of sentence; 2. By Amnesty, which completely extinguishes the penalty and all its effects.
  5. Question 5
    • No, extinction of criminal liability does not necessarily mean that civil liability is also extinguished.
  6. Question 6
    • Death, payment or remission, prescription, pardon, amnesty, marriage of the offended woman, and by the marriage of the offender with the offended woman
  7. Question 7
    • 20 years
  8. Question 8
    • From the date when the culprit evaded the service of his sentence.
  9. Question 9
    • 1 year
  10. Question 10
    • The running of the prescriptive period is interrupted upon the filing of the case before the fiscal’s office.