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Habeas Corpus for Mistaken Identity by Maria Krung is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This case discusses the proper remedy when a person is deprived of liberty due to mistaken identity and illegal detention. The petitioner, Salibo, was arrested and detained in the Philippines under an alias warrant meant for another person named Butukan S. Malang. Salibo filed a petition for habeas corpus to assert he was not the person in the warrant and provide evidence of his true identity. The RTC granted the petition, but the CA reversed, stating the proper remedy was a motion to quash the information/

Author

Maria Krung

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EN