Total Extinction of Criminal Liability

Criminal liability may be extinguished by:

1. Death of convict.

2. Service of sentence.

3. Absolute pardon.

4. Prescription of crime

5. Prescription of penalty

6. Amnesty

7. Marriage in cases of:
a. Seduction

b. Acts of lasciviousness

c. Abduction

d. Rape

Effects of Death of the Accused Pending Appeal of his Conviction

General Rule:

The death of the accused pending the appeal of his conviction extinguishes his criminal liability as well as his civil liability based solely on the offense committed.

Exception:

Civil liability arising from sources other than the crime committed survives and may be pursued in a separate civil action. Sources of civil liability other than crime are:

a. Law

b. Contracts

c. Quasi-Contracts

d. Quasi-Delicts

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