Edwin N. Mendame Jr.

September 23, 2009

Criminal Law 1D

The Four Types of Repetition

Recidivism- Where a person, on separate occasions, is convicted of two offenses

embraced in the same title in the Revised Penal Code. This is a generic aggravating
circumstance

Reiteration- Where the offender has been previously punished for an offense to
which the law attaches an equal or greater penalty or for two crimes to which it
attaches a lighter penalty. This is a generic aggravating circumstance.

Habitual Delinquency- Where a person within a period of ten years from the date of
his release or last conviction of the crimes of less or serious physical injuries, estafa,
falsification or theft, is found guilty is found guilty of the same crimes for three times
or more. This is an extraordinary aggravating circumstance.

Quasi-Recidivism- Where the person commits a felony before beginning to serve or

while serving a sentence on a previous conviction or felony. This is a special
aggravating circumstance.

Habituality Recidivism Habitual Quasi-recidivism

Delinquency
As to first offense
Necessary that the Enough that a Offenses done Offense done before
offender shall have final judgment within a period of beginning to serve or
served his sentence has been ten years from while serving a
for his first offense rendered in the release or last sentence for a
first offense conviction previous conviction
or felony
As to the kind of offenses involved
Previous and Requires that the Must be less or Any felony
subsequent offenses be in the serious physical
offenses must not same title of the injuries, estafa,
be in the same title RPC falsification or theft
of the RPC
Type of Aggravating Circumstance
Generic Generic Extraordinary Special