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Santiago Tamayo Alias Batog vs CA And PEOPLE

SANTIAGO TAMAYO alias BATOG, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 147070 | 2004-02-17

D E C I S I O N

CORONA, J.:

In this petition for review, petitioner Santiago Tamayo alias Batog prays that the resolutions[1] dated November 10, 2000 and January 31, 2001 of the Court of Appeals be reversed and set aside, and that the appellate court be directed to reinstate and give due course to his appeal.

On December 15, 1998, petitioner was convicted by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 57, San Carlos City of arson punishable under Art. 321, no. 1 (b) of the Revised Penal Code. He was sentenced to suffer imprisonment of six years and one day of prision mayor as minimum to 12 years and one day of reclusion temporal as maximum....