Practice question
A party may appeal a Court of Appeals ruling through the appropriate Rule 45 petition. She instead files Rule 65 solely to argue ordinary legal errors, showing no exception or absence of an adequate appeal. What principle in Piccio is relevant?
- Rule 65 may always replace a missed or unwanted appeal.
- Every alleged legal error is grave abuse.
- The Court of Appeals can never be reviewed.
- The party's preferred label is conclusive.
- Certiorari is not a substitute for the available adequate appeal on the stipulated facts.
Legal references
- Piccio v. Office of the Ombudsman, G.R. No. E-00224, April 28, 2026, https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/18/70531
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