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Sofronio Alcantara vs. Marcelo Valdehueza

SOFRONIO ALCANTARA, petitioner-appellant, vs. THE HONORABLE MARCELO VALDEHUEZA in his capacity as Judge of Branch 2 of the City Court of Cagayan de Oro, and FRANCISCO RABANES in his capacity as the prosecuting officer in Criminal Case No. 13814 now pending in Branch 2 of the City Court of Cagayan de Oro, respondents-appellees.

G.R. No. L-27790 | 1969-07-31

D E C I S I O N 


SANCHEZ, J.: 

Under attack is the jurisdiction of the City Court of Cagayan de Oro to take cognizance of a criminal case for theft of certain articles with a total value of P438.20, lodged with said court against petitioner. 1 

The question before us came about because of petitioner's motion to quash the information in the criminal case just mentioned, filed with the City Court, upon the ground of lack of jurisdiction. His motion having been denied, petitioner went to the Court of First Instance of Misamis Oriental on prohibition. 2 Petitioner was there again thwarted. He took his case direct to this...