Rule 122 - Villareal v Aliga

VILLAREAL v ALIGA Peralta, J: FACTS: Dennis VIllareal is the President and General Manager o Gentrade In!", and res#ondent Cons$elo Aliga %as one o his a!!o$nting !ler&s" Res#ondent has !$stod' o Villareal(s #ersonal !he!&s and is in !harge o t'#ing its !ontents and s$)*itting the* or signat$re )eore en!ash*ent o the sa*e" So*eti*e in +!to)er --., Villareal learned o Aliga(s alsi/!ation o !he!&s )' in!reasing their a*o$nt" She %as !a$ght in an o#eration )' 01I agents %hen she en!ashed three alsi/ed !he!&s" 2hen s$**oned )' VIllareal in his o3!e, res#ondent arrived and e4e!$ted e4e!$ted a state*ent vol$ntaril' giving )a!& the a*o$nt o P.5,555 to Villareal in the #resen!e o his la%'ers" Aliga %as o$nd g$ilt' )' the RTC, RTC, )$t the 6$dg*ent 6 $dg*ent %as reversed )' the CA" ISS7E: 280 Villareal *a' assail the 6$dg*ent o a!9$ittal R7LI0G:  ES, )$t Villareal Villareal la!&s legal standing"  The Peo#le Peo#le *a' assail a 6$dg*ent o a!9$ittal onl' via #etition or or !ertiorari $nder R$le .; o the R$les" I the #etition, regardless o its no*en!lat$re, *erel' !alls or an ordinar' revie% o the /ndings o the !o$rt a 9$o, the !onstit$tional right o  the a!!$sed against do$)le 6eo#ard' %o$ld )e violated" A #etition or revie% on !ertiorari $nder R$le <; o the R$les o Co$rt and Co$rt and a #etition or !ertiorari $nder R$le .; o the R$les o Co$rt are Co$rt are t%o and se#arate re*edies" A #etition $nder R$le <; )rings $# or revie% errors o 6$dg*ent, %hile a #etition or !ertiorari $nder R$le .; !overs errors o 6$risdi!tion or grave a)$se o dis!retion a*o$nting to e4!ess or la!& o 6$risdi!tion" Grave a)$se o dis!retion is not an allo%a)le gro$nd $nder R$le <;" A #etition or revie% $nder R$le <; o the R$les o Co$rt is Co$rt is a *ode o a##eal" 7nder Se!tion  o R$le <;: Se!tion " Filing o #etition %ith S$#re*e Co$rt" = A #art' desiring to a##eal )' !ertiorari ro* ro* a 6$dg*ent or /nal order or resol$tion resol$tion o the Co$rt o A##eals, A##eals, the Sandigan)a'an, the Regional Trial Co$rt, or other !o$rts %henever a$thori>ed )' la%, *a' /le %ith the S$#re*e Co$rt a veri/ed #etition or revie% on !ertiorari" The #etition shall raise onl' 9$estions o la% %hi!h *$st )e distin!tl' set orth" ?o%ever, the #rovision *$st )e read in relation to Se!tion , R$le @@ o the Revised R$les o Co$rt, Co$rt, %hi!h #rovides that an' #art' *a' a##eal ro* a  6$dg*ent or /nal order $nless the a!!$sed %ill there)' there)' )e #la!ed in do$)le  6eo#ard'"  6eo#ard'" The 6$dg*ent that *a' )e a##ealed a##ealed )' the aggrieved #art' envisaged in the R$le is a 6$dg*ent !onvi!ting the a!!$sed, and not a 6$dg*ent o a!9$ittal"  The State is )arred )arred ro* a##ealing s$!h 6$dg*ent 6$dg*ent o a!9$ittal )' a #etition or or revie%" Side note: The a$thorit' to re#resent the State in a##eals o !ri*inal !ases )eore the S$#re*e Co$rt and the CA is solel' vested in the +3!e o the Soli!itor General" The #etition sho$ld have )een /led )' the State thro$gh the +SG, not Villareal"