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People vs. Court of Appeals and Maquiling

PEOPLE OP THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE, BRANCH V, and CASAN MAQUILING, respondents.

G.R. No. 104709 | 1995-03-07

D E C I S I O N

PADILLA, J.:

Petitioner People questions the decision * of respondent Court of Appeals dated 13 March 1992, rendered in CA-G.R. SP No. 26868, which declared as null and void the orders of 29 October 1991 and 03 December 1991 rendered by the RTC of Lanao del Norte, Iligan City, Branch 5 in Criminal Case No. 1996 [for murder] and Criminal Case No. 2124 [for frustrated homicide]. The dispositive part of the decision of the Court of Appeals reads:

WHEREFORE, the petition is GRANTED. The challenged orders of September 25 and December 3, 1991 and all subsequent proceedings thereunder are hereby declared null and void. Respondent...