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Heirs of the late Nestor Tria vs. Atty. Epifania Obias

HEIRS OF THE LATE NESTOR TRIA, Petitioners,vs.ATTY. EPIFANIA OBIAS, Respondent.

G.R. No. 175887 | 2010-11-24

THIRD DIVISION
D E C I S I O N
 
VILLARAMA, JR., J.:
 
Before this Court is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended, seeking to reverse and set aside the Decision1 dated August 14, 2006 and Resolution2 dated December 11, 2006 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 86210. The CA denied the petition for mandamus/certiorari filed by the petitioners which assailed the Order dated March 24, 2004 of the Office of the President (OP) dismissing the murder charge against the respondent.
 
The factual antecedents are as follows:
 
On May 22, 1998, at around 10:00...