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Santiago Argoncillo, et al. vs. CA, et al.

SANTIAGO ARGONCILLO, RICHARDO BALBONA and POLICARPIO UMITEN, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 118806 | 1998-07-10

D E C I S I O N

KAPUNAN, J:

This is a petition to review the decision 1 of the Court of Appeals which affirmed in toto the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Roxas City, Branch 15, 2 finding petitioners herein guilty of "illegal fishing with the use of an explosive," the dispositive portion of which reads:

WHEREFORE, the Court finds the accused, Policarpio Umiten, Santiago Argoncillo and Richard Balbona, guilty beyond reasonable doubt for the crime of illegal fishing with the use of an explosive punishable under Section 33 in relation to Section 38 of Presidential Decree No. 704 dated May 16, 1975 as amended by Presidential Decree...