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Isaac O. Tolentinovs. Onofre A. Villaluz

ISAAC O. TOLENTINO, ESTEBAN MENDOZA, LADISLAO ACERON, EUFRONIO ERNI, MARCIAL DIMAPILIS, AGAPITO MENDOZA, CORNELIO MARAAN, JOSE FERMA, EFREN MENDIOLA, ALFREDO NER, REGINO PANGHULAN, RAFAEL BAYOT, AURELIO M. PARRA, and SIMPILIO V. CASTILLO, petitioners, vs. Hon. ONOFRE A. VILLALUZ, in his capacity as Presiding Judge of the Circuit Criminal Court, 7th Judicial District, TEODORO B. SANTOS, in his capacity as Asst. City Fiscal of Pasay City and Trial Fiscal of the Circuit Criminal Court and CRISANTO R. MOJICA and ESPIRIDION MANALASTAS, respondents.

G.R. Nos. L-36906-07 | 1987-07-27

D E C I S I O N


TEEHANKEE, C.J.:

The Court dismisses the petition and upholds the validity of the preliminary examination and investigation conducted by respondent Judge in Criminal Case No. CCC-VII-43, Tagaytay City, of the now defunct Circuit Criminal Court of the Seventh Judicial District as well as in Criminal Case No. CCC-VII-1306, T.C., on the controlling authority of Collector of Customs v. Villaluz and five other cases jointly decided therewith, 71 SCRA 356, 1 which held that judges of the special circuit criminal courts 2 are vested with the same authority as judges of the regular courts of first instance to conduct preliminary...