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Datu Eduardo Ampo vs. The Honorable Court of Appeals, et al

DATU EDUARDO AMPO, Petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS and THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents.

G.R. No. 169091 | 2006-02-16

DECISION
 
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:
 
This petition for certiorari seeks to reverse and set aside the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated May 16, 2002 in CA-G.R. CR No. 21738 which affirmed the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Butuan City, Branch 1, dated December 10, 1997, in Crim. Case No. 5294 finding petitioner guilty of violation of Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Resolution No. 2323 (Gun Ban).  The CA decision became final and executory on November 16, 2003 and was recorded in the Book of Entries of Judgment.

The records show that in December 1991, the COMELEC issued Resolution No. 2323,...