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People Vs. CA

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus The HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, 12th DIVISION, RICO LIPAO, and RICKSON LIPAO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 154557 | 2008-02-13

D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR., J.:

Where a court acquired jurisdiction over an action, its jurisdiction continues to the final conclusion of the case. Such jurisdiction is not affected by new legislation placing jurisdiction over such dispute in another court or tribunal unless the statute provides for retroactivity.[1]

Before us is a Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65, seeking to nullify the June 13, 2002 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 17275 which set aside the July 25, 1994 Judgment[3] of the Surigao City Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 32 and dismissed Criminal Case No. 551 entitled People of the...