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Alfonso D. Gaviola vs. People of the Philippines

ALFONSO D. GAVIOLA, Petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 163927 | 2006-01-27


FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

CALLEJO, SR., J.: 

Before the Court is a petition for review of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 24413 affirming the ruling[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Nava, Biliran, Branch 16, in Criminal Case No. N-1901, where petitioner Alfonso Gaviola was convicted of qualified theft. 

The antecedents are as follows: 

On May 25, 1954, Elias Gaviola filed a complaint against Eusebio Mejarito in the then Court of First Instance of Carigara, Leyte, for quieting of title with a plea for injunctive relief. The suit involved a 40,500-square-meter parcel of coconut...