Multiple Offenders

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1. Recidivism (Article 14, par. 9, RPC)
A recidivist is one who, at the time of his trial for one crime shall have been previously convicted by final judgement of another crime embraced in the same title of the Revised Penal Code.

2. Habituality (Reiteracion) (Article 14, par. 10, RPC)
It is essential that the offender be previously punished that he has served the sentence for an offense in which the law attaches, or provides for an equal or greater penalty than that attached by the law to the second offense, or two or more offenses in which the law attaches a lighter penalty.

3. Quasi-Recidivism (Article 160, RPC)
It is a special aggravating circumstance where a person, after being convicted by final judgement, shall commit a new felony before beginning to serve such sentence, or while serving the same.

4. Multi-Recidivism or Habitual Delinquency (Article 62, par. 5, RPC)
A culprit is a habitual delinquent if within 10 years from the date of his release or last conviction of the crime of serious or less serious physical injuries, robbery, theft, estafa, or falsification , he be found guilty of any of the said crimes a third time or oftener.

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