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Flaviano B. Cortes vs. Segundo B. Catral

FLAVIANO B. CORTES, complainant vs. JUDGE SEGUNDO B. CATRAL, Regional Trial Court, Branch 7, Aparri, Cagayan, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-97-1387 | 1997-09-27

R E S O L U T I O N

ROMERO, J.:

Once again, the Court is asked to elucidate on the rules in the grant of the application for bail.

A sworn letter complaint was filed by Flaviano Cortes charging Judge Segundo B. Catral of the RTC of Aparri, Cagayan with Gross Ignorance of the Law committed as follows:

1. He granted bail in murder cases without hearing: People v. Duerme, et al., Criminal Case No. 07-893 for murder and People v. Rodrigo Bumanglag, Criminal Case No. 08-866 for murder

These two cases are like the case of Teresita Q. Tucay V. Judge Roger Domagas, 242 SCRA 110 being classified as heinous crimes there (sic) are supposedly unbailable;

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