Article 46.

Penalty to be imposed upon principals in the commission of a felony shall

be imposed upon the principal the principals in the commission of a felony.

Whenever the law prescribes a penalty for a felony the general terms, it shall be
understood as applicable to the consummated felony

Penalty prescribed in general terms shall be imposed

1. Upon principal

2. Consummated Felony

Article 47. In what cases the death penalty shall not be imposed. - The death penalty
shall be imposed in all cases in which it must be imposed under existing laws, except in
the following cases:

1. When the guilty person be more than seventy years of age.

2. When upon appeal or revision of the case by the Supreme court, all the
members thereof are not unanimous in their voting as to the propriety of the
imposition of the death penalty. For the imposition of said penalty or for the
confirmation of a judgment of the inferior court imposing the death sentence, the
Supreme Court shall render its decision per curiam, which shall be signed by all
justices of said court, unless some member or members thereof shall have been
disqualified from taking part in the consideration of the case, in which even the
unanimous vote and signature of only the remaining justices shall be required.