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FELONIES

The document categorizes felonies under Philippine law into three categories based on their severity of penalties: 1) Light felonies involve minor infractions punishable by up to 30 days in jail or a small fine. Examples include vagrancy, light threats, and illegal cockfighting. 2) Less grave felonies carry penalties of 1 month to 6 years in jail. Examples include sedition, slavery, and direct bribery. 3) Grave felonies are the most serious and carry penalties up to life imprisonment or capital punishment. Examples include rape, treason, murder, and kidnapping.

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FELONIES

The document categorizes felonies under Philippine law into three categories based on their severity of penalties: 1) Light felonies involve minor infractions punishable by up to 30 days in jail or a small fine. Examples include vagrancy, light threats, and illegal cockfighting. 2) Less grave felonies carry penalties of 1 month to 6 years in jail. Examples include sedition, slavery, and direct bribery. 3) Grave felonies are the most serious and carry penalties up to life imprisonment or capital punishment. Examples include rape, treason, murder, and kidnapping.

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FELONIES

LIGHT FELONIES – Infractions of LESS GRAVE FELONIES – GRAVE FELONIES – the law
law in which the penalty is penalties in their maximum attaches a capital punishment
arresto menor (1 day to 30 period are correctional (1 or a penalty which is afflictive in
days) or a fine not exceeding 20 month and 1 day to 6 years). any of its periods (6 yrs. and 1
pesos or both. day to reclusion perpetua/life).
1. Vagrancy 1. Sedition 1. Rape
2. Light Threats 2. Slavery 2. Treason
3. Light Coercions 3. Arbitrary Detention 3. Infanticide
4. Betting in Sports 4. Violation of Domicile 4. Parricide
Contest
5. Illegal Cockfighting 5. Direct Bribery 5. Murder
6. Alteration of Boundary 6. Disloyalty of Public 6. Homicide
Marks Officers or Employees
7. Prostitution 7. Espionage 7. Mutilation
8. Alarms and Scandals 8. Grave Scandal 8. Destructive Arson
9. Gambling 9. Unintentional Abortion 9. Qualified Bribery
10. Malicious Mischief (if 10. Disturbance of 10. Intentional Abortion
value does not exceed Proceeding
200 pesos)
11. Intriguing Against Honor 11. Forcible Abduction 11. Qualified Piracy
12. Using False Certificates 12. Interruption of Religious 12. Robbery with Homicide
Worship
13. Slight Physical Injury 13. Giving Assistance to 13. Kidnapping and Serious
Suicide Illegal Detention
14. Slander by Deed (if not 14. Falsification of 14. Kidnapping and Failure
serious in nature) Legislative Documents to Return Minor
15. Theft (value not stolen 15. Flight to Enemy’s 15. Counterfeiting the Great
is not over 5 pesos, and Country Seal of the Government
the offender acted of the Philippine Island
under the impulse of
hunger, poverty)

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