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PEOPLE vs. Juan L. Bocar, Et Al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. JUAN L. BOCAR, Vacation Judge of the Court of First Instance of Rizal, Pasay City Branch and OSCAR CASTELO, respondents.

G.R. No. L-9050 | 1955-07-30

D E C I S I O N


MONTEMAYOR, J.:

This is a petition for certiorari and prohibition with preliminary injunction filed by the People of the Philippines against Juan L. Bocar, acting as vacation judge of the Court of First Instance of Rizal, Pasay City Branch, and Oscar Castelo. The facts in the case are not disputed; only questions of law, but important ones are involved.

In Criminal Case No. 3023-P of the Court of First Instance of Rizal, Pasay City Branch, Oscar Castelo and Rogelio Robles with 14 others were charged with the crime of murder for the death of Manuel P. Monroy. On motion of the prosecution defendant Rogelio Robles was...