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The Supreme Court ruled that prosecuting someone for reckless imprudence under Article 365 of the Revised Penal Code and for abandonment under Article 275 for the same accident does not constitute double jeopardy. The two articles penalize different and distinct offenses - Article 365 involves criminal negligence while Article 275 involves intentional abandonment of a victim. As the offenses have different elements and are in different chapters of the Penal Code, they are considered separate offenses for wh
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