Republic of the PhilippinesSUPREME COURT
EN BANC
G.R. No. L-668 July 13, 1946
ZOSIMO L. ABANTO (alias MAXIMO FERNANDEZ), petitioner, THE DIRECTOR OF PRISONS, respondent.
Zosimo L. Abanto in his own behalf.
PERFECTO, J.:
Zosimo L. Abanto filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus to seek the annulment of the sentence rendered in case No. 130 by the Japanese imperial military authorities on March 13, 1942, imposing upon him a penalty of thirteen (13) years, eight (8) months and one (1) day of imprisonment, plus an additional penalty of twelve (12) years and one (1) day for habitual delinquency, for which he was committed by Eugenio Dizon, Acting Chief of the Secret Service of Manila, to the New Bilibid Prison, where petitioner began serving said sentence on April 29, 1942.
The Solicitor General, on the strength of our decision rendered on April 25, 1946, in the case of Reyes vs. Director of Prisons (p. 561, ante), answering the petition, concurred in petitioner's prayer that the above-mentioned sentence be declared without any legal effect, but recommending that petitioner be declared subject to further detention until the indeterminate sentence of from four (4) months to four (4) years, nine (9) months and ten (10) days of imprisonment imposed upon him on September 10, 1942, by the Court of First Instance of Manila in case No. 65166, shall have been fully served, the legality of said sentence having been expressly recognized by petitioner and is upheld by a majority of this Court in Co Kim Cham vs. Valdez Tan Keh and Dizon (72 Phil., 113).
It appearing that no sentence has ever been rendered by any competent military tribunal or court of justice in case No. 130, the petitioner's confinement in said case No. 130 is null and void ab initio; but, conformably with the Solicitor General's recommendation, petitioner shall have to serve the sentence imposed upon him by the Court of First Instance of Manila in case No. 65166. Service of his sentence should be understood to have commenced from September 10, 1942.
Moran, C. J., Paras, Feria, Pablo, Hilado, Bengzon, Briones, Padilla, and Tuason, JJ., concur.
Zosimo L. Abanto vs. Director of Prisons
This is a civil case filed by Zosimo L. Abanto through a petition for a writ of habeas corpus to challenge the sentence imposed by the Japanese imperial military authorities during World War II. The Supreme Court declared that the sentence in case No. 130 is null and void ab initio since no sentence was ever rendered by any competent military tribunal or court of justice. However, Abanto is still subject to further detention until the indeterminate sentence imposed by the Court of First Instance of Manila in case No. 65166 is fully served. The Court opined that the service of the latter sentence should be understood to have commenced from September 10, 1942.
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- What is Zosimo L. Abanto vs. Director of Prisons about?
- This is a civil case filed by Zosimo L. Abanto through a petition for a writ of habeas corpus to challenge the sentence imposed by the Japanese imperial military authorities during World War II. The Supreme Court declared that the sentence in case No. 130 is null and void ab initio since no sentence was ever rendered by any competent military tribunal or court of justice. However, Abanto is still subject to further detention until the indeterminate sentence imposed by the Court of First Instance of Manila in case No. 65166 is fully served. The Court opined that the service of the latter sentence should be understood to have commenced from September 10, 1942.
- Which court decided Zosimo L. Abanto vs. Director of Prisons?
- Zosimo L. Abanto vs. Director of Prisons was decided by the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
- When was Zosimo L. Abanto vs. Director of Prisons decided?
- Zosimo L. Abanto vs. Director of Prisons (G.R. No. L-668) was decided on Jul 13, 1946.
- What is the citation for Zosimo L. Abanto vs. Director of Prisons?
- Zosimo L. Abanto vs. Director of Prisons, G.R. No. L-668, Jul 13, 1946 (Supreme Court of the Philippines)
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- G.R. No. L-668
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- Supreme Court of the Philippines
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- Philippines
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Zosimo L. Abanto vs. Director of Prisons, G.R. No. L-668, Jul 13, 1946 (Supreme Court of the Philippines)
Supreme Court of the Philippines. (1946). Zosimo L. Abanto vs. Director of Prisons (G.R. No. L-668). Retrieved from https://legaldex.com/jurisprudence/zosimo-l-abanto-vs-director-of-prisons
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