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Edgardo E. Lopez vs. Sandiganbayan 249 SCRA 281

EDGARDO E. LOPEZ, petitioner, vs. SANDIGANBAYAN (SECOND DIVISION),OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR and ARNULFO M. AGLERON, respondents.

G.R. No. 103911 | 1995-10-13

D E C I S I O N

HERMOSISIMA, JR., J.:

Down the oft-trodden path in our judicial system, by common sense, tradition and the law, the Judge in trying a case sees only judicial eyes as he ought to know nothing about the facts of the case, except those which have been adduced judicially in evidence. Thus, when the case is up for trial, the judicial head is empty as to facts involved and it is incumbent upon the litigants to the action to establish by evidence the facts upon which they rely.

Section 1, Rule 129, of the Revised Rules of Court, however, provides that certain facts need not be proved because they are judicially noticed by the Courts....