OCA CIRCULAR NO. 89-2003, July 15, 2003
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 89-2003, July 15, 2003
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TO:
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ALL JUDGES OF THE
REGIONAL, TRIAL COURTS, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, AND MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS |
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SUBJECT :
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BENCHBOOK ON THE APPLICATION, COMPUTATION AND GRADUATION OF PENALTIES, BOOK I – REVISED PENAL CODE
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The U.P. Law Center Institute of Judicial Administration (UP-IJA)
has come up with the publication of Book I of the Benchbook to provide a
guide in the application, computation and graduation of penalties based
on Act 3815, or the Revised Penal Code (RPC), the Indeterminate
Sentence Law and the Probation Law.
The Benchbook is indeed a notable contribution to help the judges
in the computation and graduation of penalties for each felony, however,
there is a need to review some portions thereof to conform with the
existing laws and recent jurisprudence.
In view thereof, you are hereby enjoined not to use the Benchbook
in the meantime that the provisions thereof are being reviewed by the
Court.
For strict compliance.
15 July 2003.
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PRESBITERO J. VELASCO, JR.
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Court Administrator
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