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Gonzales, Jr. vs. People

JOEL P. GONZALES, JR., Petitioner, vs. THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 159950 | 2007-02-12

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
 
SECOND DIVISION
 
DECISION 
 
QUISUMBING, J.: 
 
For review on certiorari is the Decision[1] dated March 11, 2003 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No. 22157, affirming the guilty verdict against petitioner for arson by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City, Branch 97. 
 
Petitioner Joel P. Gonzales, Jr.[2] was charged in an Information[3] dated July 24, 1997, which read as follows: 
 
That on or about the 26th day of June, 1997, in Quezon City, Philippines, the said accused, did then and there wilfully, unlawfully, feloniously and...