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PEOPLE vs. Santos

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, plaintiff-appellant, vs. AUGUSTO A. SANTOS, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. 44291 | 1936-08-15

D E C I S I O N


VILLA-REAL, J:

This case is before us by virtue of an appeal taken by the prosecuting attorney from the order of the Court of First Instance of Cavite which reads as follows:

"ORDER

"When this case was called for trial for the arraignment, counsel for the accused appeared stating that in view of the ruling laid down by this court in criminal case No. 6785 of this court, holding that the penalty applicable is under section 83 of Act No. 4003 which falls within the original jurisdiction of the justice of the peace court, he requests that the case be remanded to the justice of the peace court of Cavite which conducted the...