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People vs. Rubio

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOSE RUBIO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 35500 | 1932-10-27

D E C I S I O N


MALCOLM, J:

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of First Instance of Manila, Judge Moran presiding, denying appellant's motion to declare null and void a search warrant issued on December 26, 1930, and to have returned to him the books of account, invoices, and records which were seized by virtue of the warrant. The case was originally assigned to a Division of Five and was there decided, but subsequently, on representations being made that the interpretation of an Act of Congress was involved, the Division ordered its decision set aside and the transfer of the case to the court in banc.

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