Doubt as to which offence - impose the sentence prescribed for the offence carrying the lowest punishment. Where a judgment finds a person guilty of one of several specified offences but is doubtful as to which offence, the offender shall be punished for the offence which carries the lowest punishment when the prescribed punishments differ.
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Doubt as to which offence - impose the sentence prescribed for the offence carrying the lowest punishment.
Where a judgment finds a person guilty of one of several specified offences but is doubtful as to which offence, the offender shall be punished for the offence which carries the lowest punishment when the prescribed punishments differ.
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