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DANILO EVANGELISTA y SOLOMON vs. HON. PEDRO SISTOZA, DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS, MUNTINLUPA CITY, METRO MANILA

DANILO EVANGELISTA y SOLOMON, petitioner, vs. HON. PEDRO SISTOZA, DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS, MUNTINLUPA CITY, METRO MANILA, respondent.

G.R. No. 143881 | 2001-08-09

R E S O L U T I O N

DE LEON, JR. J.:

Petitioner Danilo Evangelista comes to us via the instant Petition for the Issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus to seek his release from imprisonment on the ground that after giving retroactive application to the provisions of Republic Act No. 8294,[1] we shall find that he has already served more than the maximum imposable penalty for the crimes he has committed.

Petitioner was indicted for robbery and illegal possession of the firearm used in the commission of the robbery before Branch 4 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila. After trial, petitioner was convicted of both crimes. In Criminal...