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ALEJANDRO TECSON vs. HON. CA and PEOPLE

ALEJANDRO TECSON, petitioner, vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 113218 | 2001-11-22

D E C I S I O N

DE LEON, JR., J.:

Before us on appeal by certiorari is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. No. 11744 promulgated on August 31, 1993, and its Resolution dated December 23, 1993, denying petitioner's motion for reconsideration.

This case stemmed from a charge of illegal possession and use of counterfeit US dollar notes, as defined and penalized under Article 168 of the Revised Penal Code, against herein petitioner Alejandro Tecson y Florencio. The Information reads:

That on or about April 28, 1990, in the City of Manila, Philippines, the said accused did then and there wilfully, unlawfully, feloniously and...