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Article 181False testimony favorable to the defendant

Act No. 3815 · Revised Penal CodeKey provision

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False testimony favorable to the defendant.

Official text — Act No. 3815

False testimony favorable to the defendant.

-Any person who shall give false testimony in favor of the defendant in a criminal case, shall suffer the penalties of arresto mayor in its maximum period to prision correccional in its minimum period and a fine not to exceed 1,000 pesos, if the prosecution is for a felony punishable by an afflictive penalty, and the penalty of arresto mayor in any other case.

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

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