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Bagajo vs. Marave

MARCELA M. BAGAJO, petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE GERONIMO R. MARAVE, Presiding Judge of the Court of First Instance of Misamis Occidental, Branch II, and THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. L-33345 | 1978-11-20

D E C I S I O N

BARREDO, J:

Petition for certiorari to review, under Republic Act 5440, the decision of respondent Judge of the Court of First Instance of Misamis Occidental in Criminal Case No. OZ-95 affirming the judgment of conviction rendered against petitioner by the Municipal Court of Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental and imposing upon her the penalty to pay a fine of P50.00, with subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, and the costs, for the crime of slight physical injuries.

The background facts as found by the trial court as follows:

In the afternoon of April 1, 1970, at about 2 o'clock, petitioner who was a teacher, left her...