TORRES v Gonzales

TORRES v. GONZALES In 19 1978 78,, Wi Wilf lfre redo do Torr rres es wa was s o onv nvi i!e !ed d of es es!a !afa. fa. In 19 1979, 79, "e wa was s #a #ard rdon oned ed $% !" !"e e #residen! #resi den! wi!" !"e ondi ondi!ion !ion !"a! "e s"all no! viola!e an% #enal laws a&ain. In 198', Torres Torres was "ar&ed wi!" ()l!i#le ri(es of es!afa. In 198*, !"en +"air(an of !"e oard of -aroles Ne#!alii Gona Ne#!al Gonales les #e!i! #e!i!ioned ioned for !"e ane anella!i lla!ion on of Torres/ #ardon. 0ene, !"e #resi #residen! den! anelled !"e #ardon. To Torres rres a##ealed !"e iss)e $efore !"e S)#re(e +o)r! + o)r! averrin& !"a! !"e Ee)!iv Ee )!ive e 2e#ar! 2e#ar!(en! (en! erred in onvi!in& onvi!in& "i( for viola!in& viola!in& !"e ondi!ions ondi!ions of "is #ardon $ea)se !"e es!afa "ar&es a&ains! "i( were no! %e! final and ee)!or% as !"e% were s!ill on a##eal. ISSUE:

W"e!"e W"e !"err or no! on onvi vi!io !ion n of a ri ri(e (e $% fin final al 3)d 3)d&(e &(en! n! of a o) o)r! r! is ne neess essar% ar%

$efore Torres an $e validl% rearres!ed and reo((i!!ed for viola!ion of !"e !er(s of "is ondi!ional #ardon and aordin&l% !o serve !"e $ala ne of "is ori&inal sen!ene. HELD:

T"e S+ affir(ed !"e followin&4

1. T"e &ran! of #ardon and !"e de!er(ina!ion of !"e !er(s and ondi!ions of a ondi!ional #ardon are #)rel% ee)!ive e e)!ive a!s w"i" are no! s)$3e! !o 3)diial sr)!in%. '. T"e de! de!er( er(ina ina!io !ion n of !"e o o)rr )rren ene e of a $re $rea" a" of a on ondi! di!ion ion of a #ard #ardon, on, and !"e #ro#er onse5)enes of s)" $rea", (a% $e ei!"er a #)rel% ee)!ive a!, no! s)$3e! !o  3)diial sr)!in% )nder Se!ion *6 i of !"e Revised Ad(inis!ra!iv Ad(inis!ra!ive e +ode  or i! (a% $e a  3)diial a! onsis!in& of !rial for and onvi!ion of viola!ion of a ondi!ional #ardon )nder   Ar!ile 1:9 of !"e Revised -enal +ode. +o de. W"ere !"e -residen! o#!s !o #roeed )nder Se!ion *6 i i of !" !"e e Rev Revis ised ed Ad Ad(i (ini nis! s!ra ra!i !ive ve +o +ode, de, no 3) 3)di dii ial al #r #ron ono) o)n ne( e(en en!! of &) &)il il!! of a s)$se5)en! ri(e is neessar%, ()" less onvi!ion !"erefor $% final 3)d&(en! of a o)r!, in order !"a! a onvi! (a% $e reo((ended for !"e viola!ion of "is ondi!ional #ardon. ;. e ea)s a)se e d)e #roess #roess is no! sem semper per et ubi ubique que 3)d 3)dii iial al #ro #roes ess, s, and $e $ea)s a)se e !"e ondi!iona ondi !ionall% ll% #ardoned onvi! "ad alread% $een aorded 3)diial d)e #roe #roess ss in "is !rial and onvi!ion for !"e offense for w"i" "e was ondi!ionall% #ardoned, Se!ion *6 i of !"e Revised Ad(inis!ra!ive Ad(inis!ra!ive +ode is no! affli!ed wi!" a ons!i!)!ional vie. In #roeedin& a&ains! a onvi! w"o "as $een ondi!ionall% #ardoned and w"o is alle&ed !o "ave $rea"ed !"e ondi!ions of "is #ardon, !"e Ee)!ive 2e#ar!(en! "as !wo o#!ions4 i !o #roeed a&ains! "i( )nder Se!ion *6 i of !"e Revised Ad(inis!ra!ive +ode or ii !o #roeed a&ains! "i( )nder Ar!ile 1:9 of !"e R-+ w"i" i(#oses !"e #enal!% of  prision correccional , (ini()( #eriod, )#on a onvi! w"o <"avin& $een &ran!ed ondi!ional #ardon

$% !"e +"ief Ee)!ive, s"all viola!e an% of !"e ondi!ions of s)" #ardon.= 0ere, !"e -residen! "as "osen !o #roeed a&ains! !"e #e!i!ioner )nder Se!ion *6 i of !"e Revised  Ad(inis!ra!ive +ode. T"a! "oie is an eerise of !"e -residen!/s ee)!ive #rero&a!ive and is no! s)$3e! !o 3)diial sr)!in%.