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PEOPLE vs. Gibson A. Araula, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. JUDGE GIBSON A. ARAULA, Court of First Instance of Southern Leyte, San Juan Branch II; CARLITO D. SAMON, DIOSDADO S. TAMBULE, DOMINGO NAOL, LILIA OCHABILLO and TERESA DE LA PE?A, respondents.

G.R. Nos. L-56695-98 | 1982-11-15

D E C I S I O N


AQUINO, J.:

This case is about the dismissal of four criminal cases on the ground that the accused were denied a speedy trial because the prosecution had delayed the presentation of its evidence.

Criminal Cases Nos. 510 and 511. - Fiscal Mamerto S. Daclan, Jr. filed on July 12, 1978 against Lilia Ochabillo and Teresa de la Peña Criminal Cases Nos. 510 and 511 for grave oral defamation and grave threats, respectively. On August 30, 1978, they were arraigned and pleaded not guilty. The joint trial scheduled on November 10, 1978 was reset to February 14, 1979 due to the illness of the offended party.

That scheduled...