1. General Provisions a. When and how a penalty is to be executed No penalty shall be executed except by virtue of a final judgment. A penalty shall not be executed in any other form than that prescribed by law, nor with any other circumstances or incidents than those expressly authorized thereby. In addition to…
1. Principals, accomplices, and accessories a. Criminal liability depending on penalty GRAVE AND LESS GRAVE FELONIES: The following are criminally liable for grave and less grave felonies: 1) Principals. 2) Accomplices. 3) Accessories. LIGHT FELONIES: The following are criminally liable for light felonies: 1) Principals 2) Accomplices. (Article 16, Ibid.) 2) Persons liable PRINCIPALS: The…
1. Concept Penal Laws shall have a retroactive effect insofar as they favor the persons guilty of a felony, who is not a habitual criminal, as this term is defined in Rule 5 of Article 62 of this Code, although at the time of the publication of such laws a final sentence has been pronounced…