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Juan M. Cruz Vs. Director Of Prisons

JUAN M. CRUZ, petitioner, vs. THE DIRECTOR OF PRISONS, respondent.

G.R. No. 6497 | 1910-11-03

D E C I S I O N


TRENT, J.:

On October 14, 1910, there was presented in this court a petition on behalf of Juan M. Cruz, praying that a writ of habeas corpus issue directed to the warden of Bilibid Prison, requiring him to bring the body of the petitioner into court. The petition states that Juan M. Cruz is imprisoned and restrained of his personal liberty in Bilibid Prison in the city of Manila by the warden of said prison without authority of law. It is further alleged in the petition that the petitioner was tried, convicted, and sentenced by one of the Courts of First Instance of the city of Manila in criminal cases Nos. 1489 and 966,...