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Gamboa vs. Cruz

CRISTOPHER GAMBOA, petitioner, vs. HON. ALFREDO CRUZ, JUDGE of the Court of First Instance of Manila, Br. XXIX, respondent.

G.R. No. L-56291 | 1988-06-27

D E C I S I O N

PADILLA, J.:

Petition for certiorari and prohibition, with prayer for a temporary restraining order, to annul and set aside the order dated 23 October 1980 of the Court of First Instance of Manila, Branch XXIX, in Criminal Case No. 47622, entitled "People of the Philippines, Plaintiff vs. Cristopher Gamboa y Gonzales, Accused," and to restrain the respondent court from proceeding with the trial of the aforementioned case.

Petitioner alleges that:

On 19 July 1979, at about 7:00 o'clock in the morning, he was arrested for vagrancy, without a warrant of arrest, by Patrolman Arturo Palencia. Thereafter, petitioner was...