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SPO1 Porferio Sumbang, Jr. vs Gen. Court Martial Pro-Region 6. Iloilo City, et al

SPO1 Porferio Sumbang, Jr. vs. Gen. Court Martial Pro-Region 6. Iloilo City, et al

G.R. No. 140188 | 2000-08-03

Gonzaga-Reyes, J:

In this petition for certiorari, prohibition, injunction with prayer for issuance of a temporary restraining order/writ of preliminary injunction, petitioner assails the resolution of the respondent general court-martial denying petitioner's motion to dismiss dictated in open session on September 29, 1999.

Petitioner, then a constable 2nd class (C2C) in the Philippines constabulary (PC), and his brother Vicente Sumbang, a civilian, were accused with the killing of Joemarie Bedia and Joey Panes committed on May 29, 1988 in Bo. Obrero, Lapuz, La Paz, Iloilo City. The case against petitioner, being a member of the...