Title
Evangelista y Solomon vs. Sistoza
Case
G.R. No. 143881
Decision Date
Aug 9, 2001
Danilo Evangelista, convicted of robbery and illegal firearm possession, argued for simultaneous penalties and retroactive application of RA 8294. The Supreme Court ruled penalties must be served successively, applied RA 8294 retroactively, and ordered his release as he had served the maximum penalty for robbery.
A
Short 12 min
0.7x of typical case length

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