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Salem Alex T. Palo vs. Francis J. Militante

SALEM ALEX PALO y TOYUR, petitioner, vs. HON. FRANCIS J. MILITANTE, Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court of Cebu, 7th Judicial Region, Branch XII, respondent.

G.R. No. 76100 | 1990-04-18

D E C I S I O N


REGALADO, J.:

The petition at bar seeks to nullify the following: (a) Judgment of conviction, dated June 11, 1986, sentencing petitioner to suffer imprisonment of six (6) years and one (1) day and to pay a fine of P6,000.00 and the costs of suit; (b) Order of respondent judge, dated August 25, 1986, denying petitioner's application for probation; and (c) Order of respondent judge, dated September 19, 1986, denying petitioner's omnibus motion for reconsideration.

The facts which gave rise to the foregoing judicial issuances follow.

On May 10,1986, agents of the Narcotics Command in Cebu City apprehended petitioner who...