Article 160 Revised Penal Code

Article 160 of the Revised Penal Code is about Commission of another crime during service of penalty imposed for another offense; Penalty. It is under Chapter Seven (Commission Of Another Crime During Service Of Penalty Imposed For Another Previous Offense) of Title Three (Crimes Against Public Order) of the Code.

Commission of another crime during service of penalty imposed for another offense; Penalty

Besides the provisions of Rule 5 of Article 62, any person who shall commit a felony after having been convicted by final judgment, before beginning to serve such sentence, or while serving the same, shall be punished by the maximum period of the penalty prescribed by law for the new felony.

Any convict of the class referred to in this article, who is not a habitual criminal, shall be pardoned at the age of seventy years if he shall have already served out his original sentence, or when he shall complete it after reaching the said age, unless by reason of his conduct or other circumstances he shall not be worthy of such clemency.

See also: Article 159 Revised Penal Code