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Romulo de la Rosa vs CA, et al.

ROMULO DELA ROSA, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and BENJAMIN MAGTOTO, respondents.

G.R. No. 116945 | 1996-02-09

PANGANIBAN, J.:


Does the dismissal of a criminal action for violation of the constitutional right to a speedy trial constitute a bar to a subsequent prosecution for the same offense? May the offended party, on his own and independently of the Solicitor General, appeal a trial court's order dismissing a criminal case? These are the main issues resolved in this special civil action for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, to set aside the Decision 1 of the Court of Appeals 2 promulgated on August 31, 1994 in CA-G.R. SP No. 31665 which reversed the Orders dated November 17, 1992 and May 24, 1993 of the Regional Trial Court of...