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In Re: De Asis vs. Hon. Romero, et al.

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF ROMAN DE ASIS FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS. ROMAN DE ASIS, petitioner, vs. THE HON. HONORIO ROMERO, Presiding Judge, Court of First Instance of Pampanga, Branch III; THE HON. ANTONIO G.P. FAUSTO, Assistant Provincial Fiscal

G.R. No. L-33125 | 1971-09-30

D E C I S I O N


CASTRO, J:

In this petition for habeas corpus, the petitioner Roman de Asis prays for his release from detention through the nullification of the order for his arrest dated August 18, 1970, issued by the respondent Judge Honorio Romero of the Court of First Instance of Pampanga on the basis of an information filed by the respondent assistant provincial fiscal Antonio G. P. Fausto of Pampanga with the said court charging the petitioner with "kidnapping with serious illegal detention."

It appears that on June 3, 1970, in the absence of the petitioner and his counsel, the respondent fiscal conducted a preliminary...