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[G.R. Nos. 150510-11. February 8, 2005]

PEOPLE vs. BASUL

Gentlemen:

Quoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of this Court dated FEB 8 2005 .

G.R. Nos. 150510-11 (People of the Philippines vs. Cerelo Berbal Basul @ "Siloy".)

The Court Resolved to

(a) NOTE the Reply with Explanation dated 13 December 2004 filed by Atty. Leonila P. Gorgolon-Licuan, counsel for appellant, in compliance with the show cause resolution of 9 November 2004;

(b) CONSIDER the above explanation as NOT SATISFACTORY; and

(c) IMPOSE upon Atty. Gorgolon-Licuna a FINE in the amount of Five Hundred Pesos (P500.00), payable to this Court within ten (10) days from notice hereof.

Conformably with the decision promulgated on 7 July 2004 in G.R. Nos. 147678-87, entitled The People of the Philippines vs. Efren Mateo y Garcia, modifying the pertinent provisions of the Revised Rules on Criminal Procedure, more particularly Section 3 and Section 10 of Rule 122, Section 13 of Rule 124, Section 3 of Rule 125 and any other rule insofar as they provide for direct appeals from the Regional Trial Courts to the Supreme Court in cases where the penalty imposed is death, reclusion perpetua or life imprisonment, as well as the resolution of the Supreme Court en banc, dated 19 September 1995, in "Internal Rules of the Supreme Court" in cases similarly involving the death penalty, pursuant to the Court's power to promulgate rules of procedure in all courts under Article VIII, Section 5 of the Constitution, and allowing an intermediate review by the Court of Appeals before such cases are elevated to this Court, the Court further Resolved to TRANSFER these cases to the Court of Appeals, for appropriate action and disposition.

LET all the pertinent records of these cases be TRANSFERRED to the Court of Appeals.

Very truly yours,

(Sgd.) LUZVIMINDA D. PUNO
Clerk of Court

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