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Abriol vs. Homeres

FIDEL ABRIOL, petitioner-appellant, vs. VICENTE HOMERES, Provincial Warden of Leyte, respondent-appellee.

G.R. No. L-2754 | 1949-08-31

D E C I S I O N

OZAETA, J p:

This is an appeal from a decision of the Court of First Instance of Leyte denying the appellant's petition for habeas corpus.

In criminal case No. 1472 of the Court of First Instance of Leyte the herein petitioner Fidel Abriol, together with six other persons, was accused of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. After the prosecution had presented its evidence and rested its case, counsel for the defense moved to dismiss the case on the ground of insufficiency of the evidence to prove the guilt of the accused. After hearing the arguments for and against the motion for dismissal, the court held the...