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Adolfo Caubang Vs. People Of The Phil.

ADOLFO CAUBANG, petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondent.

G.R. No. 62634 | 1992-06-26

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

This is a petition filed by the accused Adolfo Caubang to review the Court of Appeals decision which affirmed in toto his conviction of the crime of falsification of a public document punished under Article 172, paragraph 1 of the Revised Penal Code, in relation to Article 171, paragraph 2. At the time Caubang was charged with committing the crime, he was the incumbent mayor of Baganga, Davao Oriental.

The information charging him with the offense alleged:

"That on or about the 15th day of January, 1975, in the City of Manila, Philippines, the said accused, being then a private individual, did then...