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People vs. CA, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner-appellant, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. LORENZO VENERACION, RICARDO B. BANGAYAN, BENJAMIN BANGAYAN, JR., ROBERTO BANGAYAN, RODRIGO BANGAYAN, LANIE L. ZIPAGAN, ATTY. ALMARIO AMADOR, MANNY SIA, SGT. JOSE "PEPE" AGUILAR, ANGELITO CHUA, EDUARDO R. IGNACIO, BERNADETTE C. CRISTOBAL, OSCAR L. MACALINO, HILARIO L. CULLA, BASILIO B. ZAPATA, RICARDO J. EBUNA, respondents-appellees.

G.R. No. 125164 | 1998-09-25

D E C I S I O N
 
DAVIDE, JR., J.:
 
This petition for review on certiorari seeks to reverse the 23 May 1996 decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No.15113 which denied petitioner’s petition for review of the order[2] of Branch 47, Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila granting private respondents’ motion to quash the informations in Criminal Case No. 93-118715 for violation of Section 3602 in relation to Section 3601 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines.

The factual and procedural antecedents are summarized in the challenged decision of public respondent Court of Appeals, as...