Article 83 Revised Penal Code

Article 83 of the Revised Penal Code is about Suspension of the execution of the death sentence. It is under Chapter Five (Execution And Service Of Penalties) of Title Three (Penalties) of the Code.

Suspension of the execution of the death sentence

The death sentence shall not be inflicted upon a woman within the three years next following the date of the sentence or while she is pregnant, nor upon any person over seventy years of age. In this last case, the death sentence shall be commuted to the penalty of reclusion perpetua with the accessory penalties provided in Article 40.

See also: Article 82 Revised Penal Code