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Act No. 3815 · Revised Penal CodeKey provision

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Other cases of evasion of service of sentence.

Official text — Act No. 3815

Other cases of evasion of service of sentence.

-The penalty of prision correccional in its minimum period shall be imposed upon the convict who, having been granted conditional pardon by the Chief Executive, shall violate any of the conditions of such pardon. However, if the penalty remitted by the granting of such pardon be higher than six years, the convict shall then suffer the unexpired portion of his original sentence.

CHAPTER SEVEN

COMMISSION OF ANOTHER CRIME DURING SERVICE OF PENALTY IMPOSED FOR ANOTHER PREVIOUS OFFENSE

Source: lawphil.net (Act No. 3815 as amended)

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