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Emerito Remulla vs Joselito Dp. Manlongat

EMERITO REMULLA, Petitioner, versus JOSELITO DP. MANLONGAT,Respondent.

G.R. No. 148189 | 2004-11-11

DECISION



PANGANIBAN, J.:



Rules on the perfection of appeals, particularly on the period for filing notices of appeal, must occasionally yield to the loftier ends of substantial justice and equity. In this case, the one-day delay in the filing of the Notice of Appeal was due to the senseless foot-dragging of the public prosecutor. The State must not be prejudiced or estopped by the negligence of its agents.

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* On leave.
The Case



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