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SPL 1-Activity 2
SPL 1-Activity 2
Sammy Peke was convicted of a violation of R.A. No. 123456 for selling fake
books. The law prescribes the penalty of prision correccional, a divisible penalty
whose minimum period is six months and one day to two years and four months;
medium period is two years, four months and one day to four years and two
months; and maximum period is four years, two months and one day to six years.
At arraignment, Sammy Peke pleads guilty to the crime charged.
(a) Explain how the Indeterminate Sentence Law is applied in crimes punished by
special laws. (5 POINTS)
(b) Supposing the trial judge imposes a straight penalty of imprisonment for one
year, is the penalty correct in the context of the Indeterminate Sentence Law?
Explain your answer. (5 POINTS)