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Gaid vs. People of the Philippines

NORMAN A. GAID, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 171636 | 2009-04-07

D E C I S I O N

Tinga, J.:

Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari[1] assailing the 12 July 2005 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals and its subsequent Resolution[3] denying petitioner's motion for reconsideration.

Petitioner Norman A. Gaid was charged with the crime of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide in an information which reads as follow:

That on or about 12:00 high noon of October 25, 2001, infront of the Laguindingan National High School, Poblacion, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the said accused mentioned above while driving a passenger's...