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Eduardo Gulmatico Y Brigatay vs. People of the Phil

EDUARDO GULMATICO y BRIGATAY, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 146296 | 2007-10-15

DECISION
 

NACHURA, J.:

Before this Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Civil Procedure seeking the reversal of the Court of Appeals (CA) Decision[2] dated July 31, 2000 which affirmed the Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Valenzuela City, dated April 16, 1999, convicting petitioner Eduardo Gulmatico (petitioner) of the crime of Robbery, with the modified conclusion that the felony proven was Theft instead.

The Facts

Petitioner was charged with the crime of Robbery in an Information dated January 2, 1997 which reads:

That on or about the 31st day of December, 1996, in Valenzuela,...