- Statute
- Philippine Revised Penal Code
- Article
- Art. 181
- Topic
- False testimony favorable to the defendant
- Status
- In force, as amended
- Year
- 1930
The provision
False testimony favorable to the defendant. -Any person who shall give false testimony in favor of the defendant in a criminal case, shall suffer the penalties of arresto mayor in its maximum period to prision correccional in its minimum period and a fine not to exceed 1,000 pesos, if the prosecution is for a felony punishable by an afflictive penalty, and the penalty of arresto mayor in any other case.
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
Giving false testimony in favor of the accused in a criminal case is punished. The penalty is arresto mayor in its maximum period to prision correccional in its minimum period plus a fine of up to 1,000 pesos when the charge is a felony carrying an afflictive penalty; in any other case the penalty is arresto mayor.
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