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PEOPLE Vs. David A. Alfeche, Jr.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. HON. DAVID A. ALFECHE, JR., Presiding Judge, Branch 15, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, Capiz, respondent.

G.R. No. 102070 | 1992-07-23

D E C I S I O N


DAVIDE, JR., J.:

Which court has jurisdiction over cases involving a violation of Article 312 of the Revised Penal Code where the intimidation employed by the accused consists of a threat to kill?

This is the issue in this case.

Upon a complaint for Grave Threats and Usurpation of Real Property filed against Ruperto Dimalata and Norberto Fuentes, and after the appropriate preliminary investigation wherein Dimalata presented evidence showing that he is a successor-in-interest of the alleged original owner of the land, and that the threat was established to have been directed against the complainants' tenant-encargado,...