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Oct 13, 2010criminal-law
Reclusion Perpetua VS Reclusion Temporal Determining Criminal Liability AND Retroactive Application OF Juvenile Justice ACT
Oct 30, 2006criminal lawdeath penaltyattempted rapereclusion temporalrevised penal codesupreme court
Death Penalty Abolition Impact on Penalties for Attempted Crimes in the Philippines
How R.A. 9346 changed penalties for attempted qualified rape—explained through People v. Bon, including the reclusion temporal ruling.
Mar 8, 2002criminal-lawrobbery-with-homicidequalifying-circumstancesdeath-penaltyvoluntary-surrendersupreme-court
Rape Conviction Upheld BUT Death Penalty Reduced THE Importance OF Proving Qualifying Circumstances
The Supreme Court reduced a death sentence to reclusion temporal after finding the prosecution failed to prove robbery and nighttime as aggravating circumstances.