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Nicolas Rafols Vs. Guillermo F. Pablo 052 Phil 375

NICOLAS RAFOLS, petitioner, vs. GUILLERMO F. PABLO, Auxiliary Judge of First Instance of the Twentieth Judicial District, respondent.

G.R. No. 30167 | 1928-11-14

D E C I S I O N


STREET, J.:

This is an original petition, addressed to this court, for a writ of prohibition to restrain the respondent, Guillermo F. Pablo, as Auxiliary Judge of the Court of First Instance of Cebu (Twentieth Judicial District), from trying criminal case No. 9743 of said court; and the cause is now before us for determination upon petition and answer.
The case raises a single question of law, which is, Whether the Secretary of Justice may lawfully authorize, or direct, an Auxiliary Judge of First Instance to take cognizance of, and try a case that has already been regularly assigned to another judge presiding in one of...