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Election Code Violation Case Summary by Venice Jamaila Dagcutan is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The accused, Moran, was convicted of violating the election code by the lower court but filed a motion to dismiss claiming the crime had prescribed under a new law. While prescription must normally be raised during trial, this rule does not apply to criminal cases if a new law establishing prescription is passed after the trial. The court found that the new election law declaring offenses will prescribe after one year did apply retroactively since it was favorable to the accused. Therefore, the court set as
- Author
- Venice Jamaila Dagcutan
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- EN