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PEOPLE vs. Julian Monton, Et Al.

PEOPLE vs. Julian Monton, Et Al.

G.R. No. L-23906 | 1968-06-22

D E C I S I O N 


ANGELES, J.: 

On May 15, 1957, a criminal complaint for libel was filed with the Justice of the Peace Court (now municipal court) of Miagao, Iloilo, against the above-named defendants-appellees, for having prepared, signed, and sent a communication to the then President of the Philippines, denouncing certain illegal and oppressive acts allegedly committed by Jose J. Monteclaro as City Fiscal of Iloilo, thereby placing him to public hatred, contempt, dishonor, discredit and ridicule. 

The complaint was dismissed by the Justice of the Peace Court on the ground that there was no probable cause to believe that the...