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Jose T. Obosa vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

JOSE T. OBOSA, petitioner vs. COURT OF APPEALS and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 114350 | 1997-01-16

D E C I S I O N


PANGANIBAN, J.:

The main issue in this case is whether petitioner Jose T. Obosa, who was charged with two (2) counts of murder (a capital offense) 1 for the ambush slaying of former Secretary of Interior and Local Governments Jaime N. Ferrer and his driver Jesus D. Calderon, but who was convicted only of two (2) counts of homicide by the trial court, may be granted bail after such conviction for homicide, a non-capital offense. The Regional Trial Court of Makati answered in the affirmative but the Court of Appeals ruled otherwise.

Petitioner thus asks this Court to resolve said issue in this petition under Rule 65...