Philippines

The Revised Penal Code of the Philippines

Title Three
Penalties

CHAPTER FOUR
Application of Penalties

SECTION ONE
Rules for the application of penalties to the persons criminally liable and for the graduation of the same

ARTICLE 48. Penalty for complex crimes.
— When a single act constitutes two or more crimes, or when an offense is a necessary means for committing the other, the penalty for the most serious crime shall be imposed, the same to be applied in its maximum period.

Keywords

Joint sentence following multiple convictions - national proceedings



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