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

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

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

SEPARATE OPINION

PARAS, J., concurring:


Charged with robbery, the petitioner herein was found guilty and sentenced to suffer life imprisonment. He commenced to serve the term on August 21, 1944. Inasmuch as he was a member of the Metropolitan Constabulary, the basis of the information was Act No. 65, passed during the Japanese-sponsored Republic of the Philippines and amending certain articles of the Revised Penal Code. The trial was held by the existing Court of Special and Exclusive Criminal Jurisdiction which was authorized to conduct proceedings in a special manner. (Ordinance No. 7 of the "Republic.") 

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