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Act No. 3815 (The Revised Penal Code) Article 181

Act No. 3815 (The Revised Penal Code) Article 181

False testimony favorable to the defendant.

Article 181

ART. 181. 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.

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