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Simeon Villa vs Henry T. Allen

SIMEON VILLA, petitioner, vs. HENRY T. ALLEN, Chief Philippines Constabulary, respondent.

G.R. No. 1448 | 1903-08-22

D E C I S I O N


COOPER, J.:

On the 8th day of August, 1903, an application was made by Jose Alejandrino for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus in behalf of Simeon Villa directed to Gen. Henry T. Allen, Chief of the Philippines Constabulary. The application was granted by one of the members of this court. The writ was issued on the same day and made returnable on the 11th day of August. The case is now on hearing before this court in the exercise of its original jurisdiction.

It was alleged in the application that Simeon Villa is illegally detained by the Chief of the Philippines Constabulary, under an order issued by the Court of...