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People vs. Clemente Bautista

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus CLEMENTE BAUTISTA, Respondent.

G.R. No. 168641 | 2007-04-27

                                            D E C I S I O N


AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:


Before us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari filed by the People of the Philippines assailing the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated June 22, 2005 in CA-G.R. SP No. 72784, reversing the Order of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 19, Manila and dismissing the criminal case for slight physical injuries against respondent on the ground that the offense charged had already prescribed.

The undisputed facts are as follows.

On June 12, 1999,...