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Fenix etc. vs. The Honorable Court of Appeals

WILSON FENIX, REZ CORTEZ AND ANGELITO SANTIAGO, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 189878 | 2016-07-11

D E C I S I O N
 
SERENO, C.J.:
 
In this petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, We uphold the power of judges to dismiss a criminal case when the evidence on record clearly fails to establish probable cause for the issuance of a warrant of arrest.

The petition challenges the Court of Appeals (CA) Decision[1] and Resolution[2] in CA-G.R. SP No. 98187. The assailed CA Decision annulled the Orders[3] issued by the Regional Trial Court of Makati City, Branch 139 (RTC), which dismissed Criminal Case No. 05-1768 for lack of probable cause for the issuance of warrants of arrest against...