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PEOPLE vs.

SALLE

Francisco Salle, Jr. and Ricky Mengote were found guilty beyond reasonable doubt and each
is sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay an indemnity. During the
pendency of the appeal, they were granted a conditional pardon that with their acceptance
of the conditional pardon, the appellants will be released from confinement, the appellants
impliedly admitted their guilt and accepted their sentence, and hence, the appeal should be
dismissed.
December 1993. Atty. Lao further informed the Court that appellant Ricky Mengote left for
his province without consulting her. She then prays that the Court grant Salle's motion to
withdraw his appeal and consider it withdrawn upon his acceptance of the conditional
pardon. Mengote has not filed a motion to withdraw his appeal.

ISSUE: Whether or not Mengotes conditional pardon is valid?

RULING: No. Since pardon is given only to one whose conviction is final, pardon has no effect
until theperson withdraws his appeal and thereby allows his conviction to be final and Mengote has
not filed amotion to withdraw his appeal.

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