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Policarpio Ramirez Vs. Francisco De Orozco 034 Phil 412

POLICARPIO RAMIREZ, petitioner, vs. FRANCISCO DE OROZCO, warden of the provincial prison of Pangasinan, appellees.

G.R. No. 11157 | 1916-03-25

D E C I S I O N


JOHNSON, J.:

This is an original petition for the writ of habeas corpus presented in this court. The plaintiff alleges that he is being unlawfully imprisoned and restrained of his liberty by the respondent Francisco de Orozco, warden of the provincial prison of the Province of Pangasinan, at said provincial prison in the Municipality of Lingayen, Province of Pangasinan, Philippine Islands; that said imprisonment and restraint are illegal; and that the illegality thereof consists in this, to wit, that the petitioner was charged with a violation of section 1 of Act No. 2098 of the Philippine Legislature, tried, convicted,...