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JURRY ANDAL, RICARDO ANDAL and EDWIN MENDOZA, petitioners, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BATANGAS BR. 05, LEMERY, THE DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS, and THE HONORABLE, THE SECRETARY OF JUSTICE, in their official capacities, respondents.

JURRY ANDAL, RICARDO ANDAL and EDWIN MENDOZA, petitioners, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BATANGAS BR. 05, LEMERY, THE DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS, and THE HONORABLE, THE SECRETARY OF JUSTICE, in their official capacities, respondents.

G.R. Nos. 138268-69 | 1999-05-26

R E S O L U T I O N

PER CURIAM:

The power of judicial review is an aspect of judicial power that allows this Court every opportunity to review, revise, reverse, modify, or affirm on appeal or certiorari, as the law or the Rules of Court may provide, final judgments and orders of lower courts and to determine whether or not there has been a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack of or excess of jurisdiction on the part of any branch or instrumentality of the government.[1]

The case before us is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by Jury Andal, Ricardo Andal and Edwin Mendoza, all convicted of rape with homicide in Criminal...