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PEOPLE vs David Odilao Jr

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus DAVID S. ODILAO, JR. Respondent.

G.R. No. 155451 | 2004-04-14

D E C I S I O N

AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

Before us is a petition for review on certiorari filed by the People of the Philippines assailing the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals dated September 27, 2002 in CA-G.R. SP No. 71198 which directed Judge Caminade of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cebu City (Branch 6), to defer the proceedings in Criminal Case No. CBU-55283 until the petition for review of the reinvestigation report of the Office of the City Prosecutor is resolved by the Department of Justice (DOJ).

The antecedent facts are as follows.

Herein respondent David S. Odilao, Jr. together with Enrique Samonte and Mario Yares, was...