tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17039812.post115009923551667919..comments2023-10-29T06:02:31.105-07:00Comments on Docket Files: Echegaray Should Not Have Been Executed - Chief JusticePhoenix Risinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09475368161109835941noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17039812.post-72246313323115939782007-11-09T16:05:00.000-08:002007-11-09T16:05:00.000-08:00Can you repeat your statement Atty. Khan? You just...Can you repeat your statement Atty. Khan? You just said, "There was an error in the lower court's decision." <BR/><BR/>May I remind you that this case was elevated on appeal to, and was decided/resolved with finality by no less than the Supreme Court En Banc. And now you are ascribing error, and blaming the unjustified death of Leo Echegaray, to the lower court (Regional Trial Court)? Isn't it the duty of the appellate courts (like the Supreme Court) to review the decisions/Judgments rendered by the lower courts and have it (lower court's decisions) modified or reversed in case of error? <BR/><BR/> The death of Echegaray, if indeed an erroneous exercise of a state sanctioned killing, is an error of the Supreme Court and the justices who concurred with its imposition. Shame on all of you if such were the case. It only shows that you gave in to the clamor of majority of the public who smelled the blood of Echegaray and not decided the case based on law and evidence. A judge, more so a Justice of the Highest Court of the land, should be couragious enough in performing his sacred judicial duty without fear from public outcry or reprisals. If they (judges and justices) cannot do this, they have no right to be in their present position as judges or justices. Although they may have a promising opportunity in the other branches of the government (political department like the Executive or Legislative Department), they definitely do not deserve to be in the Judiciary.<BR/><BR/> The Philippine Supreme Court is composed of 15 Justices (1 chief Justice and 14 Associate Justices). One Supreme Court Justice has several Court Attornies (full pledged lawyers, bar passer)numbering more than five if I am not mistaken, and several Legal Researchers, etc. They have a complete office equipments, books and they received unconscionably more financial bonuses/incentives than lower court staffs. The appellate courts (like the Supre Court) do not normally conduct hearings/trials, meaning they have more time to review and decide a case. A lower court judge, on the other hand, has ONE (1) Branch Clerk (lawyer, bar passer) and ONE (1) Legal Researcher (law graduate) to help him draft decisions/Orders/Resolutions. The lower court judges has, on the average, 300-400 cases pending in his court, and he conduct hearings/trials atleast four days a week. See the difference? <BR/><BR/> The Supreme Court, with its manpower (from the 15 justices to their staffs) and resources, they should be man enough to admit error and not point finger to lower court judges especially if it was them who affirmed the decision of the latter (referring to lower court judges).gisingpinoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12361716911535846650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17039812.post-21432041887551378292007-11-09T16:02:00.000-08:002007-11-09T16:02:00.000-08:00Can you repeat your statement Atty. Khan? You just...Can you repeat your statement Atty. Khan? You just said, "There was an error in the lower court's decision." <BR/><BR/>May I remind you that this case was elevated on appeal to, and was decided/resolved with finality by no less than the Supreme Court En Banc. And now you are ascribing error, and blaming the unjustified death of Leo Echegaray, to the lower court (Regional Trial Court)? Isn't it the duty of the appellate courts (like the Supreme Court) to review the decisions/Judgments rendered by the lower courts and have it (lower court's decisions) modified or reversed in case of error? <BR/><BR/> The death of Echegaray, if indeed an erroneous exercise of a state sanctioned killing, is an error of the Supreme Court and the justices who concurred with its imposition. Shame on all of you if such were the case. It only shows that you gave in to the clamor of majority of the public who smelled the blood of Echegaray and not decided the case based on law and evidence. A judge, more so a Justice of the Highest Court of the land, should be couragious enough in performing his sacred judicial duty without fear from public outcry or reprisals. If they (judges and justices) cannot do this, they have no right to be in their present position as judges or justices. Although they may have a promising opportunity in the other branches of the government (political department like the Executive or Legislative Department), they definitely do not deserve to be in the Judiciary.<BR/><BR/> The Philippine Supreme Court is composed of 15 Justices (1 chief Justice and 14 Associate Justices). One Supreme Court Justice has several Court Attornies (full pledged lawyers, bar passer)numbering more than five if I am not mistaken, and several Legal Researchers, etc. They have a complete office equipments, books and they received unconscionably more financial bonuses/incentives than lower court staffs. The appellate courts (like the Supre Court) do not normally conduct hearings/trials, meaning they have more time to review and decide a case. A lower court judge, on the other hand, has ONE (1) Branch Clerk (lawyer, bar passer) and ONE (1) Legal Researcher (law graduate) to help him draft decisions/Orders/Resolutions. The lower court judges has, on the average, 300-400 cases pending in his court, and he conduct hearings/trials atleast four days a week. See the difference? <BR/><BR/> The Supreme Court, with its manpower (from the 15 justices to their staffs) and resources, they should be man enough to admit error and not point finger to lower court judges especially if it was them who affirmed the decision of the latter (referring to lower court judges).gisingpinoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12361716911535846650noreply@blogger.com