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Uy Chin Hua Vs. Rafael Dinglasan 086 Phil 617

UY CHIN HUA, petitioner, vs. RAFAEL DINGLASAN, Judge of the Court of First Instance of Manila, appellant.

G.R. No. L-2709 | 1950-06-30

D E C I S I O N


OZAETA, J.:

The question raised in this case is, which court has original jurisdiction to try an offense penalized with destierro or banishment - the municipal court or the court of first instance?

The petitioner was charged in the Court of First Instance of Manila with attempted bribery by offering the sum of P6 to patrolmen A. Caudal and L. de los Santos in consideration of their refraining from arresting him for a violation of the Price Tag Law (Republic Act No. 71), which offer the said police officers rejected, and placed the offeror under arrest.

Upon denial of his motion to quash for lack of jurisdiction, the...