Case Digest (G.R. No. 133289)
Facts:
- Petitioners: Licerio A. Antiporda, Jr., Eliterio Rubiaco, Victor Gascon, and Caesar Talla.
- Charged with kidnapping Elmer Ramos in an Information dated September 18, 1997.
- Case filed with the First Division of the Sandiganbayan, composed of Hon. Francis E. Garchitorena, Edilberto E. Sandoval, and Catalino Castañeda, Jr.
- Alleged crime occurred on September 1, 1995, in Sanchez Mira, Cagayan.
- Accused allegedly kidnapped Ramos using firearms and a Maroon Tamaraw FX motor vehicle.
- On November 10, 1997, the Sandiganbayan ordered the prosecution to amend the Information due to inadequacies.
- Amended Information filed and admitted on November 24, 1997, specifying Antiporda's role as Municipal Mayor.
- Accused filed an Urgent Omnibus Motion on November 16, 1997, for reinvestigation and deferral of arrest warrants, which was denied.
- Subsequent motions to quash the Amended Information were also rejected.
- Petitioners filed a petition for certiorari and prohibition with the Supreme Court regarding jurisdiction and the need for a new preliminary investigation.
Issue:
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Ruling:
- The Supreme Court dismissed the petition, affirming that the Sandiganbayan had jurisdiction due to the amendment of the Information and t...(Unlock)
Ratio:
- Jurisdiction is defined as a court's power to hear and decide a case, requiring jurisdiction over both the subject matter and the parties.
- The Sandiganbayan's jurisdiction is established under P.D. No. 1606, granting it exclusive original jurisdiction over offenses by public officers related to their office.
- The original Information lacked allegations of an office-related crime, but the amendment corrected this.
- Petitioners were estopped from questioning jurisdiction as they had previ...continue reading
Case Digest (G.R. No. 133289)
Facts:
The case involves petitioners Licerio A. Antiporda, Jr., Eliterio Rubiaco, Victor Gascon, and Caesar Talla, who were charged with kidnapping one Elmer Ramos in an Information dated September 18, 1997. This Information was filed with the First Division of the Sandiganbayan, which included Hon. Francis E. Garchitorena, Edilberto E. Sandoval, and Catalino CastaAeda, Jr. The alleged crime occurred on September 1, 1995, in Sanchez Mira, Cagayan, where the accused, armed with firearms, allegedly kidnapped Ramos from his residence using a Maroon Tamaraw FX motor vehicle. On November 10, 1997, the Sandiganbayan ordered the prosecution, represented by Prosecutor Evelyn T. Lucero Agcaoili, to amend the Information due to inadequacies in the allegations. The prosecution complied, and an Amended Information was filed and admitted on November 24, 1997. This Amended Information specified that Antiporda, as the Municipal Mayor of Buguey, Cagayan, had taken advantage of his position to order the kidnapping. Following this, the accused filed an Urgent Omnibus Motion on November 16, 1997, requesting a reinvestigation and deferral of arrest warrants. The motion was denied, and subsequent motions to quash the Amended Information were also rejected. The petitioners then filed a petition for certiorari and prohibition with the Supreme Court, questioning the Sandiganbayan'...