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Elizalde Malaloan, Et Al. Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

ELIZALDE MALALOAN and MARLON LUAREZ, petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS; HON. ANTONIO J. FINEZA, in his capacity as Presiding Judge, Branch 131, Regional Trial Court of Kalookan City; HON. TIRSO D.C. VELASCO in his capacity as Presiding Judge, Branch 88, Regional Trial Court of Quezon City; and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 104879 | 1994-05-06

D E C I S I O N 


REGALADO, J.: 

Creative legal advocacy has provided this Court with another primae impressionis case through the present petition wherein the parties have formulated and now pose for resolution the following issue: Whether or not a court may take cognizance of an application for a search warrant in connection with an offense committed outside its territorial boundary and, thereafter, issue the warrant to conduct a search on a place outside the court's supposed territorial jurisdiction. 1 

The factual background and judicial antecedents of this case are best taken from the findings of respondent Court of...