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Sr. Insp. Jerry C. Valeroso Vs. The People of the Phil.

SR. INSP. JERRY C. VALEROSO, Petitioner, versus THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 164815 | 2008-02-22

D E C I S I O N


REYES, R.T., J.:

THE law looks forward, never backward. Lex prospicit, non respicit. A new law has a prospective, not retroactive, effect.[1] However, penal laws that favor a guilty person, who is not a habitual criminal, shall be given retroactive effect.1-a These are the rule, the exception and exception to the exception on effectivity of laws.

Ang batas ay tumitingin sa hinaharap, hindi sa nakaraan. Gayunpaman, ang parusa ng bagong batas ay iiral kung ito ay pabor sa taong nagkasala na hindi pusakal na kriminal.

We apply the exception rather than the rule in this petition for review on certiorari of the decision of...