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Peralta vs. Director of Prisons 75 Phil 285 [CONCURRING OPINION, OZAETA, J.]

WILLIAM F. PERALTA, petitioner, vs. THE DIRECTOR OF PRISONS, respondent. [CONCURRING OPINION, OZAETA, J.]

G.R. No. L-49 | 1945-11-12

Separate Opinions 

OZAETA, J., concurring:

Amidst the forest of opinions that have cropped up in this case it would seem unnecessary to plant an additional tree. To justify our effort - lest we seem intent to bring coal to Newcastle - we ought to state that the following opinion had been prepared before the others were tendered. It has been impossible for the Court to reconcile and consolidate the divergent views of its members although they arrive at practically the same result. 

Accused of robbery in the Court of Special and Exclusive Criminal Jurisdiction of Manila, the petitioner was found guilty and sentenced to life...