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Ngo vs. People

KENNETH NGO, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 155815 | 2004-07-14

DECISION




PANGANIBAN, J.:





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o convict the accused, it is necessary to prove beyond reasonable doubt all the elements of the crime charged. Matters that do not form part of those elements need not be proved. In denying this Petition, the Court finds petitioner's arguments immaterial and irrelevant to the charge of violation of Batas Pambansa Blg. 22.

The Case


Before us is a Petition for Review[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, seeking to set aside the March 18, 2002 Decision[2] and the October 1, 2002 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR CR No. 11341. The assailed Decision disposed as follows:



-WHEREFORE,...