Article 69 Revised Penal Code

Article 69 of the Revised Penal Code is about Penalty to be imposed when the crime committed is not wholly excusable. It is under Chapter Four (Application Of Penalties) of Title Three (Penalties) of the Code.

Penalty to be imposed when the crime committed is not wholly excusable

A penalty lower by one or two degrees than that prescribed by law shall be imposed if the deed is not wholly excusable by reason of the lack of some of the conditions required to justify the same or to exempt from criminal liability in the several cases mentioned in Article 11 and 12, provided that the majority of such conditions be present. The courts shall impose the penalty in the period which may be deemed proper, in view of the number and nature of the conditions of exemption present or lacking.

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