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David Tiu Vs. Court of Appeals and Edgardo Postanes

DAVID TIU, Petitioner, versus COURT OF APPEALS and EDGARDO POSTANES, Respondents.

G.R. No. 162370 | 2009-04-21

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

Before the Court is a petition for review[1] assailing the 29 October 2003 Decision[2] and 24 February 2004 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 64783. The Court of Appeals annulled the 6 November 2000 Decision[4] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 115, Pasay City on the ground of violation of the right of the accused against double jeopardy. The RTC declared void the acquittal by the Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC), Branch 44, Pasay City, of respondent Edgardo Postanes for the crime of grave threats.

The Facts

The instant controversy stemmed from a criminal charge for...