PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RALPH “AR AR” RODRIGUEZ Y BUCTON ACCUSED-APPELLANT.
Decisions / Signed Resolutions EIGHTEENTH DIVISION INGLES, G. T., J.:
INGLES, G. T., J.:
Subject for resolution is accused-appellant Ralph Rodriguez’s Motion to Withdraw Appeal[1] filed by his counsel with the written conformity of the accused himself on the ground that he has already decided to withdraw his appeal and no longer has any intention of pursuing the same since he opted to serve his sentence and will endeavor to apply for a parole.
[1] Rollo. P. 96.
Section 3, Rule 50 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure in relation to Section 18, Rule 124 of the Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure provides that “an appeal may be withdrawn as of right at any time before the filing of the appellee’s brief. Thereafter, the withdrawal may be allowed in the discretion of the court.”
IN LIGHT OF THE FOREGOING, the Motion to Withdraw Appeal is GRANTED and consider this case WITHDRAWN and TERMINATED. The Office of the Division Clerk of Court (DCC) is hereby DIRECTED to issue the corresponding ENTRY OF JUDGMENT.
SO ORDERED.
Maxino, P.A., and Francisco, R.C., JJ., concur.
[1] Rollo. P. 96.