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Marcelino, Bernardino vs. Fernando Cruz, Jr., et al.

BERNARDINO MARCELINO, petitioner, vs. THE HON. FERNANDO CRUZ, JR., as Presiding Judge of Branch XII of the Court of First Instance of Rizal, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, and THE PROVINCIAL WARDEN OF THE PROVINCIAL JAIL OF RIZAL, respondents.

G.R. No. L-42428 | 1983-03-18

D E C I S I O N


ESCOLIN, J.:

A petition for prohibition and writ of habeas corpus to enjoin respondent Judge Fernando Cruz, Jr. from promulgating his decision in Criminal Case No. C-5910, entitled "People of the Philippines versus Bernardino Marcelino," and for release from detention of petitioner, the accused in said ease, on the ground of loss of jurisdiction of respondent trial court over the case for failure to decide the same within the period of ninety [90] days from submission thereof.

Petitioner was charged with the crime of rape before the Court of First Instance of Rizal, Branch XII. Trial was conducted and the same was...