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Congress enacted a Comprehensive Amnesty Act granting amnesty for acts of rebellion and related offenses committed from 2015 to 2023, provided the offender surrenders to authorities and renounces violence within 120 days after the Act took effect. A participant in the 2019 rebellion, Karlo, was convicted of rebellion in 2021. He surrendered to authorities 110 days after the Act took effect and renounced violence within 100 days. The Act provides that all criminal liability for offenses described therein shall be extinguished for those who comply with the surrender conditions. Karlo also has a pending case for illegal possession of firearms filed in 2016; that offense is not described in the Amnesty Act. (a) Is Karlo's criminal liability extinguished by the Amnesty Act? (b) What is the effect on his prior rebellion conviction and on the pending prosecutions? (c) Briefly distinguish amnesty from pardon.

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Yes; Karlo's rebellion liability extinguished; his prior rebellion conviction erased; all pending prosecutions, including the firearms case, are dismissed as described in the Amnesty Act. Yes; Karlo's rebellion liability is extinguished because he surrendered within the 120-day window and renounced violence within 100 days; his prior rebellion conviction is set aside and any pending rebellion prosecutions are dismissed; however, the firearms case not described in the Amnesty Act remains pending. No; Amnesty extinguishes liability only for rebellion offenses committed after the Act took effect, so his rebellion liability would not be extinguished despite surrender. The Amnesty Act applies only to rebellion and related offenses; pardons may be granted for other offenses or after conviction, so they are not interchangeable.

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