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Criminal law defines crimes and provides for their punishment. It is distinguished from criminal procedure, which regulates the steps of prosecution and conviction. The key sources of criminal law in the Philippines are the Revised Penal Code and special penal laws enacted by Congress. The State has the power to define crimes by virtue of its police power. Philippine criminal law generally follows a mixed theory, applying both classical and positivist approaches. To convict someone of a crime requires proof

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