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Bianito Alejandro vs. Gerardo M. S. Pepito

BIANITO ALEJANDRO, petitioner, vs. HON. GERARDO M. S. PEPITO, Presiding Judge, Branch III, Court of First Instance of Aklan, respondent.

G.R. No. L-52090 | 1980-02-21

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

Upon petitioner's arraignment and plea of not guilty to the crime of Homicide before the Court of First Instance of Aklan, Branch III, presided by respondent Judge, the latter issued an Order, dated July 6, 1979, of the following tenor:

"Upon petition of the accused with the conformity of the prosecution, transfer the initial hearing of this case to AUGUST 7, 1979, at 8:30 o'clock in the morning.

"Let it be made of record, in black and white, that the accused in this case admits in open court that he killed the deceased but that he acted in self-defense. For this reason, the Court requires the...