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PEOPLE vs. Demetrio Jardin

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellant, vs. DEMETRIO JARDIN, accused-appellee.

G.R. Nos. L-33037-42 | 1983-08-17

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

Two constitutional rights - speedy trial and freedom from double jeopardy - are interposed as defenses by the accused in this petition for review on certiorari.

The petitioner asks us to review and annul the orders of the Court of First Instance of Quezon, Branch V, which dismissed the criminal cases against accused Demetrio Jardin because his constitutional right to speedy trial was allegedly violated.

The criminal prosecutions originated from a letter-complaint of the Provincial Auditor of Quezon requesting the Provincial Fiscal to file the necessary criminal action under Article 217 of the...