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Solie, et al. Vs. Agloro

CENON C. SOLIS, DELFIN SOLIS, and BONIFACIO L. SOLIS, petitioners, vs. HON. JAIME R. AGLORO, in his capacity as Judge, Court of First Instance of Batangas, Second Branch; and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. L-39254 | 1975-06-20

D E C I S I O N

FERNANDO, J:

The stress in this certiorari and prohibition proceeding against respondent Judge Jaime R. Agloro is the alleged transgression of the constitutional rights of petitioners, 1 the accused in an information for murder, 2 to speedy trial 3 and to be free from being twice put in jeopardy of punishment for the same offense, 4 when respondent Judge in his order of May 7, 1974 granted the motion of the other respondent, the People of the Philippines, to revive the aforesaid criminal case which had been provisionally dismissed. The recital of facts in the petition insofar as the issue of speedy trial is concerned...