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Rodriguez vs. Directorof Prisons

MANUEL RODRIGUEZ, petitioner, vs. THE DIRECTOR OF PRISONS, respondent.

G.R. No. 37914 | 1932-08-29

D E C I S I O N


VILLA-REAL, J:

This is an original petition for habeas corpus filed by prisoner Manuel Rodriguez, praying that after proper proceedings an order be issued requiring the respondent Director of Prisons to immediately set him at liberty, on the ground that he is illegally detained, inasmuch as he has already served the penalty corresponding to his offense under the provisions of the Revised Penal Code.

The pertinent facts necessary for a solution of the question raised in the present petition are as follows:

Upon arraignment for the crime of estafa in the Court of First Instance of Manila, the petitioner spontaneously...