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PEOPLE Vs. Narciso A. Aquino

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. HON. NARCISO A. AQUINO, in his capacity as Presiding Judge of Branch XIV, Court of First Instance of Pangasinan, and BARTOLOME PADILLA, respondents. The Solicitor General for petitioner. Geronimo F. Abellera for private respondent.

G.R. No. 39274 | 1991-07-26

D E C I S I O N


FELICIANO, J.:

A complaint for violation of R.A. No. 3701 entitled "An Act to Discourage Destruction of Forests, Further Amending for this Purpose Section 2751 of the Revised Administrative Code" docketed as Criminal Case No. 1183, was filed on 10 October 1970 before the Municipal Court of Balungao, Pangasinan against private respondent Bartolome Padilla y Domingo.

On 29 November 1972, Judge Amando G. Lazaro of the Municipal Trial Court rendered a decision finding respondent Padilla guilty as charged and sentencing him to suffer imprisonment of seven (7) months and to pay a fine of P1,200.00 as the value of the forest...