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PEOPLE and Alynn Dy vs CA, Billy and Jonathan Cerbo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and ALYNN PLEZETTE DY, petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, BILLY CERBO and JONATHAN CERBO, respondents.

G.R. No. 126005 | 1999-01-21

D E C I S I O N


PANGANIBAN, J.:

In our criminal justice system, the public prosecutor has the quasi-judicial discretion to determine whether or not a criminal case should be filed in court. Courts must respect the exercise of such discretion when the information filed against the accused is valid on its face, and no manifest error, grave abuse of discretion or prejudice can be imputed to the public prosecutor.

The Case

Before us is a Petition for Review under Rule 45, seeking to reverse the June 28, 1996 Decision and the August 27, 1996 Resolution if the Court of Appeals1 [Seventh Division composed of Justices Eduardo G. Montenegro,...