FREDERICK C. NORTON, Esq., attorney and retired judge in New Jersey, like many in the United Sates has been following the practice of law in the Philippines through social-media. Philippine Law is largely based on North American law since the Philippines was a colony of the United States until July 4, 1946.
Much jurisprudence in the Philippines takes note of the United States Supreme Court decisions. Retired Judge Fredrick C. Norton questions the injustice of what happened to Eanna O cochlain while commenting on the questionable “prosecution for gain” of foreigners visiting the Philippines. He was sentenced by Philippine Judge Philip G. Salvador of Laoag to 12 years in jail for possession of 2 cigarettes or 0.38 grams of cannabis. Philippine jail is a death sentence for foreigners with its high rate of tuberculosis.
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