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PEOPLE vs. Amador E. Gomez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. HON. AMADOR E. GOMEZ, in his capacity as the then Presiding Judge of Branch VIII, court of First Instance of Rizal, and VICENTE ACEVEDA, respondents.

G.R. No. L-32815 | 1980-06-25

D E C I S I O N


DE CASTRO, J.:

On a motion to quash 1 filed in Criminal Case No. 18204 of the Court of First Instance of Rizal, Hon. Amador Gomez, presiding, dismissed an information for libel, hereunder reproduced in full as follows:

"That on or about the 12th day of July, 1968, in the municipality of Mandaluyong, province of Rizal, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above named accused, being then an employee of Muller & Phipps (Manila) Ltd., with malicious intent of impeaching the honesty, virtue, integrity and reputation of one Edgardo M. Biasbas, Internal Auditor of the said Corporation, and with...