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Cecilio S. De Villa Vs. Court Of Appeals

CECILIO S. DE VILLA, petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, HONORABLE JOB B. MADAYAG, and ROBERTO Z. LORAYES, respondents. San Jose, Enriquez, Lacas, Santos & Borje for petitioner. Eduardo R. Robles for private respondent.

G.R. No. 87416 | 1991-04-08

D E C I S I O N

PARAS, J.:

This petition for review on certiorari seeks to reverse and set aside the decision * of the Court of Appeals promulgated on February 1, 1989 in CA-G.R. SP No. 16071 entitled "Cecilio S. de Villa vs. Judge Job B. Madayag, etc. and Roberto Z. Lorayes", dismissing the petition for certiorari filed therein.

The factual backdrop of this case, as found by the Court of Appeals, is as follows:

"On October 5, 1987, petitioner Cecilio S. de Villa was charged before the Regional Trial Court of the National Capital Judicial Region (Makati, Branch 145) with violation of Batas Pambansa Bilang 22, allegedly committed...