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Siazon vs. Presiding judge of Davao City

ALEJANDRO C. SIAZON, Senior State Prosecutor, Department of Justice, petitioner, vs. HON. PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT CRIMINAL COURT, 16th Judicial District, Davao City, JOSE ESCRIBANO, RENAN PADILLA, TIMOTEO SUPEN, alias "TIMOT" alias, "EMOT" and ALFR

G.R. Nos. L-34156 to L-34158 | 1971-10-29

D E C I S I O N


MAKALINTAL, J:

Challenged as a grave abuse of discretion is an order of respondent Judge Constante E. Evangelista, presiding the Circuit Criminal Court, 16th Judicial District, Davao City, issued on September 23, 1971 in connection with the petition for bail of respondents Jose Escribano and Renan Padilla, accused with two others who are still at large, in three murder cases pending in said Court and numbered CCC-XVI-9-CC, CCC-XVI-10-CC and CCC-XVI-12-CC, respectively. Also originally accused with them was one Angelico Najar, who was subsequently discharged upon motion of the prosecution so that he could be utilized as...