Court of Appeals Decision Dated 25 June 2014 in C.A. G.R. S.P. No. 131969
The OCA Circular No. 104-14, issued on August 6, 2014, addresses the implications of the Court of Appeals decision in the case of Ricardo Mendez y Dualan vs. Hon. Liza Marie R. Picardal-Tecson, which was promulgated on June 25, 2014. Prosecutor General Claro A. Arellano reported that several courts in the National Capital Judicial Region have dismissed numerous criminal cases based on this decision due to perceived jurisdictional issues. He has filed a Motion for Reconsideration regarding this ruling and requested guidance from the Office of the Court Administrator. The circular advises all judges to refrain from dismissing criminal informations based on the Mendez decision until the Motion for Reconsideration is resolved, as the ruling is not yet final.
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- What is Court of Appeals Decision Dated 25 June 2014 in C.A. G.R. S.P. No. 131969 about?
- The OCA Circular No. 104-14, issued on August 6, 2014, addresses the implications of the Court of Appeals decision in the case of Ricardo Mendez y Dualan vs. Hon. Liza Marie R. Picardal-Tecson, which was promulgated on June 25, 2014. Prosecutor General Claro A. Arellano reported that several courts in the National Capital Judicial Region have dismissed numerous criminal cases based on this decision due to perceived jurisdictional issues. He has filed a Motion for Reconsideration regarding this ruling and requested guidance from the Office of the Court Administrator. The circular advises all judges to refrain from dismissing criminal informations based on the Mendez decision until the Motion for Reconsideration is resolved, as the ruling is not yet final.
- What type of law is OCA Circular No. 104-14?
- Court of Appeals Decision Dated 25 June 2014 in C.A. G.R. S.P. No. 131969 (OCA Circular No. 104-14) is a Philippine Supreme Court Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Court of Appeals Decision Dated 25 June 2014 in C.A. G.R. S.P. No. 131969 enacted?
- Court of Appeals Decision Dated 25 June 2014 in C.A. G.R. S.P. No. 131969 (OCA Circular No. 104-14) was enacted on Aug 6, 2014.
- What is the citation for Court of Appeals Decision Dated 25 June 2014 in C.A. G.R. S.P. No. 131969?
- Court of Appeals Decision Dated 25 June 2014 in C.A. G.R. S.P. No. 131969, OCA Circular No. 104-14, Aug 6, 2014 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- OCA Circular No. 104-14
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Office of the Court Administrator Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 6, 2014
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 104-14
| TO | : | All Judges of the First and Second Level Courts |
| SUBJECT | : | Court of Appeals Decision Dated 25 June 2014 in C.A.-G.R. SP No. 131969, Entitled Ricardo Mendez y Dualan vs. Hon. Liza Marie R. Picardal-Tecson, et al. |
In his letter dated 30 July 2014, Prosecutor General Claro A. Arellano reported that some of the courts in the National Capital Judicial Region "have dismissed a significant amount of criminal cases for lack of jurisdiction, using as basis the decision of the Fourteenth Division of the Court of Appeals in the case, "Ricardo Mendez y Dualan vs. Hon. Liza Marie R. Picardal-Tecson, Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court of Makati City, Branch 144 and People of the Philippines," docketed as C.A. G.R. SP No. 131969, promulgated on 25 June 2014." With respect thereto, Prosecutor General Arellano disclosed that they "filed a Motion for Reconsideration to the aforementioned decision."
By reason thereof, Prosecutor General Arellano sought the assistance of the Office of the Court Administrator "to provide our Honorable Courts the necessary guidance pertaining to the subject CA decision." He added that "the Honorable Courts (should) restrain the dismissal of criminal informations filed by (their) prosecution offices on the basis of the said CA decision while (their) Motion for Reconsideration is still pending before the Court of Appeals."
It is clear that the decision in the subject cases has yet to attain finality. Thus, the same should not be cited as basis in the meantime to quash criminal informations being filed by prosecution offices which are found to be suffering from the supposedly fatal defect of lack of the required approval by the concerned city prosecutors. Accordingly, and until further notice, the proper course of action to take is to maintain the status quo and newly-filed criminal cases should not be dismissed citing as authority the decision in the Mendez case (C.A.-G.R. SP No. 131969) since the said ruling is not yet final. IcTEaC
For strict compliance.
JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZCourt Administrator
Cite This Law
Court of Appeals Decision Dated 25 June 2014 in C.A. G.R. S.P. No. 131969, OCA Circular No. 104-14, Aug 6, 2014 (Philippines)
Court of Appeals Decision Dated 25 June 2014 in C.A. G.R. S.P. No. 131969, OCA Circular No. 104-14 (Phil. 2014)
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