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2001-06-28 |
PARDO, J. |
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| We likewise note that the trial court sentenced accused to "ten days of imprisonment" for each count of slight physical injuries. We reiterate the rule that it is necessary for the courts to employ the proper legal terminology in the imposition of penalties because of the substantial difference in their corresponding legal effects and accessory penalties.[20] The appropriate name of the penalty must be specified inasmuch as under the scheme of penalties in the Revised Penal Code, the principal penalty for a felony has its own specific duration and corresponding accessory penalties.[21] Thus, the courts must employ the proper nomenclature specified in the Revised Penal Code, such as "reclusion perpetua," not "life imprisonment" or "ten days of arresto menor," not "ten days of imprisonment." | |||||