LEO ECHEGARAY, Petitioner, v. SECRETARY OF JUSTICE, ET AL., Respondents. For resolution are public respondents’ Urgent Motion for Reconsideration of the Resolution of this Court dated January 4,1999 temporarily restraining the execution of petitioner and Supplemental Motion to Urgent Motion for Reconsideration.
What happened to Leo Echegaray TRO?
On January 4, 1999, the SC issued a TRO staying the execution of petitioner Leo Echegaray scheduled on that same day. The public respondent Justice Secretary assailed the issuance of the TRO arguing that the action of the SC not only violated the rule on finality of judgment but also encroached on the power of the executive to grant reprieve.
Who is Leo Echegaray y Pilo?
The SC affirmed the conviction of petitioner Leo Echegaray y Pilo for the crime of rape of the 10 year-old daughter of his common-law spouse and the imposition upon him of the death penalty for the said crime.
When did baby are Echegaray get set aside?
For this reason, the Court in its Resolution of January 4, 1999 merely noted the Motion to Set Aside of Rodessa “Baby” R. Echegaray dated January 7, 1999 and Entry of Appearance of her counsel dated January 5, 1999.
When did Echegaray appeal his death sentence?
He was convicted by Branch 104 of the Regional Trial Court in Quezon City on 7 September 1994, with the death sentence automatically reviewed by the Supreme Court and confirmed on 25 June 1996. Echegaray filed a motion to appeal the sentence, which was denied on 19 January 1999.
What is the case of Echegaray y Pilo?
On June 25, 1996, this Court affirmed [1] the conviction of petitioner Leo Echegaray y Pilo for the crime of rape of the 10 year-old daughter of his common-law spouse and the imposition upon him of the death penalty for the said crime.
What happened to Echegaray in 1999?
Less than a month later, Echegaray was executed via lethal injection on 5 February 1999. Echegaray was told of the court ruling at noon, three hours before he was to die by lethal injection at Manila’s New Bilibid Prison. He would have been the first man to be executed in the Philippines since 1976.
