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People vs. Blanco, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. RAMON BLANCO, AS JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF ILOILO AND GERVASIO DEQUIÑA, ALIAS NONOY, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. L-31298 | 1978-05-12

D E C I S I O N
 
FERNANDO, J.:
 
An order of the then respondent Judge Ramon Blanco granting bail to private respondent Gervasio Dequiña, a co-accused in an information for an attempted robbery with homicide,[1] was assailed in this certiorari  proceeding by petitioner as a grave abuse of discretion, at the instance of the private prosecution. Respondent Judge explained the rationale for such order thus: "Evaluating the evidence of the prosecution in connection with the petition for bail of Dequiña and the opposition thereto, the Court believes that the crime charged may be capital offense but the...