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PEOPLE vs. Pedro Figueroa, Et Al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellant, vs. PEDRO FIGUEROA, BOY AHIJAL, CELEDONIO CARINGAL, KARIM JAUKAL, RAJAH MAHAMMAD, MUSTALI GAJALI, ALI MAHAMMAD, STAJI BADJANG, and ENTAS BAANG, defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. L-24273 | 1969-04-30

D E C I S I O N 


TEEHANKEE, J.: 

Appeal by the State from the Order of the Court of First Instance of Palawan sustaining the motion to quash the information on the ground that in the Court's opinion, the accused were not given ample chance and opportunity to be heard in the preliminary investigation conducted by the investigating fiscal. 

The accused were apprehended on December 13, 1964 by officers and crew of the Philippine Navy RPS "Antique" off the island of Tara within the province of Palawan, having in their possession and custody, aboard the kumpit M/L "Pershia" three hundred eighty-eight cases (of 50 cartons per case)...