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The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of petitioner Jerry Valeroso for illegal possession of a firearm found on his person when arrested. While penal laws generally do not apply retroactively, an exception is made when a law benefits the accused. Here, replacing the penalty under the older law with imprisonment of 4-6 years plus a fine, as imposed by the newer law, was advantageous to Valeroso compared to the potential life imprisonment under the previous law. Therefore, it was proper to apply the newer l

Author

Melcris Castro

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