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In the Matter of Petition for the Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus: Azucena Garcia

IN THE MATTER OF PETITION FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS : AZUCENA L. GARCIA, petitioner.

G.R. No. 141443 | 2000-08-30

D E C I S I O N

DE LEON, JR., J.:

Azucena L. Garcia petitions this Court to issue a writ of habeas corpus in order "to free, relieve and exonerate her from the penalty of imprisonment adjudged and imposed upon her, in gross violation of her constitutional rights to due process of law and other fundamental rights"[1] pursuant to an allegedly void judgment rendered on April 20, 1995 by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City, Branch 86, in Criminal Case No. Q-94-53589.

The antecedent facts, as found by the trial court, are as follows:
On October 27, 1989, herein accused, Azucena Locsin Garcia, filed an application for land...