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The People of the Philippines Vs. Luis Plaza y Bucalon

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus LUIS PLAZA Y BUCALON, Respondent.

G.R. No. 176933 | 2009-10-02

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:

Raising only questions of law, the People's petition for review on certiorari assails the January 31, 2007 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals which affirmed the November 12, 2002 Order of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Surigao City, Br. 29 in Criminal Case No. 5144 (the case) fixing bail for the temporary liberty of Luis Bucalon Plaza alias Loloy Plaza (respondent) who was indicted for Murder.

The case was originally raffled to Branch 30 of the Surigao RTC presided by Judge Floripinas Buyser (Judge Buyser).

After the prosecution rested its case, respondent, with leave of court, filed a Demurrer...