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Virgilio Bon vs. People

VIRGILIO BON, petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondent.

G.R. No. 152160 | 2004-01-13

D E C I S I O N


PANGANIBAN, J.:

Testimony of what one heard a party say is not necessarily hearsay. It is admissible in evidence, not to show that the statement was true, but that it was in fact made. If credible, it may form part of the circumstantial evidence necessary to convict the accused.

The Case

Before us is a Petition for Review[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, seeking to nullify the August 22, 2001 Decision[2] and the February 15, 2002 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA - GR CR No. 15673. The dispositive part of the assailed Decision reads as follows:

"WHEREFORE, the Decision dated August 23, 1993 convicting...