G.R. No. 12857 ; September 6, 1917
THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ALFREDO MANIQUIS, defendant-appellant.

FACTS:
The defendant, Alfredo Maniquis, was charged with breaching a conditional pardon. The complaint alleged that on or about January 9, 1916, in Malolos, Bulacan, he was convicted by the justice of the peace court of theft and sentenced to five months’ imprisonment. This conviction violated a condition of his prior pardon, which stipulated that he must not thereafter be convicted of any crime or bad conduct. Upon arraignment, Maniquis pleaded guilty. The trial court sentenced him to be returned to the Lolomboy Reformatory until he reached majority or until January 31, 1919. Maniquis appealed the sentence.

ISSUE:
Whether the sentence imposed by the trial court for breach of conditional pardon should be affirmed or modified.

RULING:
The Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s sentence with a modification. The Court found no grounds to alter the lower court’s decision, except for the recommendation of the Attorney-General to detain the appellant in a government reformatory other than Lolomboy. Accordingly, the sentence was affirmed with the modification that Maniquis be detained in one of the reformatories established by the Government, instead of specifically the Lolomboy Reformatory. Costs were imposed on the appellant.

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