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Federico Miguel Olbes Vs. Hon. Danilo A. Buemio, etc. et al.

FEDERICO MIGUEL OLBES, Petitioner, versus HON. DANILO A. BUEMIO, in his capacity as pairing presiding judge of Branch 22 of the Metropolitan Trial Court of Manila, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, SAMIR MUHSEN and ROWENA MUHSEN, Respondents

G.R. No. 173319 | 2009-12-04

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:

On complaint of Samir and Rowena Muhsen, Federico Miguel Olbes (petitioner) was indicted for Grave Coercion before the Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC) of Manila by Information[1] dated June 28, 2002 which was raffled to Branch 22 thereof. On October 28, 2002, petitioner posted bail and was released.

Denying petitioner's motion to defer or suspend his arraignment in light of his pending petition for review before the Department of Justice from the City Fiscal's Resolution finding probable cause to hale him into court, Judge Hipolito dela Vega proceeded with petitioner's arraignment on February 12,...