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Mayor Bai Unggie Abdula & Odin Abdula vs Hon Japal Guiani - RTC Br 14 Cotabato City

MAYOR BAI UNGGIE D. ABDULA and ODIN ABDULA, petitioners, vs. HON. JAPAL M. GUIANI, in his capacity as Presiding Judge, of Branch 14 of the Regional Trial Court of Cotabato City, respondent.

G.R. No. 118821 | 2000-02-18

D E C I S I O N

GONZAGA-REYES, J.:

At bench is a petition for certiorari and prohibition to set aside the warrant of arrest issued by herein respondent Japal M. Guiani, then presiding judge of Branch 14 of the Regional Trial Court of Cotabato City, ordering the arrest of petitioners without bail in Criminal Case No. 2376 for murder.

The antecedent facts of the case are as follows:

On 24 June 1994, a complaint for murder, docketed as I.S. No. 94-1361, was filed before the Criminal Investigation Service Command, ARMM Regional Office XII against herein petitioners and six (6) other persons1 [The six other respondents in I.S. No. 94-1361...