Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING PARAGRAPH THREE, ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTEEN, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE REVISED PENAL CODE"(DECONGEST ING JAILS)
Date filed
November 6, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05133 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING PARAGRAPH THREE, ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTEEN, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE REVISED PENAL CODE"(DECONGEST ING JAILS) |
| ABSTRACT : Proposes a means of DECONGESTING our jails by allowing an accused who has undergone preventive suspension for a period equal to or more than the possible minimum imprisonment to be RELEASED without prejudice to the continuation of the trial. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GOLEZ, ROILO S. |
| DATE FILED : 1998-11-06 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 1998-11-12 |
Abstract
Proposes a means of DECONGESTING our jails by allowing an accused who has undergone preventive suspension for a period equal to or more than the possible minimum imprisonment to be RELEASED without prejudice to the continuation of the trial.
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