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Personal Collection Direct Selling vs. Carandang

PERSONAL COLLECTION DIRECT SELLING, INC., PETITIONER, VS. TERESITA L. CARANDANG, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 206958 | 2017-11-08

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Judges must act with cautious discernment and faithfully exercise their judicial discretion when dismissing cases for lack of probable cause. An order granting the withdrawal of an information based on the prosecutor's findings of lack of probable cause must show that the judge did not rely solely on the prosecution's conclusions but had independently evaluated the evidence on record and the merits of the case.

This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the November 7, 2012 Decision[2] and April 22, 2013 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R....