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Chavez vs. Marcos

FRANCISCO I. CHAVEZ, PETITIONER, VS. IMELDA R. MARCOS, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 185484 | 2018-06-27

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
This Court will not require a judge to inhibit himself in the absence of clear and convincing evidence to overcome the presumption that he will dispense justice in accordance with law and evidence.[1] This Court will also not allow itself to become an instrument to paper over fatal errors done by the petitioner and the prosecution in the lower court.

This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari,[2] assailing the Court of Appeals February 28, 2008 Decision[3] and November 24, 2008 Resolution[4] in CA-G.R. SP No. 98799, dismissing Francisco I. Chavez's (Chavez) Petition for Certiorari[5]...