CARLOS CEREZA, ROGER ESTOLONILLO, RAYMUNDO LOPEZ, * YOLANDA PASCUAL, MERLY ANN MONTES, AND MAY ANN VILLA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. DANILO V. SUAREZ, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF PARAÑAQUE CITY, BRANCH 259, AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.
- G.R. Number: G.R. No. 242722
- Promulgated: 2022-10-10
- Ponente: LOPEZ, J.
Keywords
Rule 65 Rules of Court, Republic Act No. 9165 Section 11, Republic Act No. 9165 Section 12, Republic Act No. 9165 Section 13, Republic Act No. 9165 Section 5, Rule 116 Section 2 Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure, A.M. No. 18-03-16-SC, DOJ Circular No. 027, A.M. No. 21-07-16-SC, Hierarchy of Courts, Estipona ruling (plea bargaining), Sayre v. Hon. Xenos (DOJ circulars and SC rule-making power), Montierro guidelines (plea bargaining in drug cases), Plea Bargaining in Drug Cases, Dangerous Drugs Act, Constitutional Powers of Supreme Court, Drug Dependency Assessment, Certiorari, Interlocutory Order, Grave Abuse of Discretion