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Teofilo Evangelista Vs. The People of the Philippines

TEOFILO EVANGELISTA, Petitioner, versus THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 163267 | 2010-05-05

D E C I S I O N


DEL CASTILLO, J.:

To be guilty of the crime of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, one does not have to be in actual physical possession thereof. The law does not punish physical possession alone but possession in general, which includes constructive possession or the subjection of the thing to the owner's control.[1]

This Petition for Review on Certiorari[2] assails the October 15, 2003 Decision[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 21805 which affirmed the January 23, 1998 Decision[4] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasay City, Branch 109 convicting petitioner Teofilo Evangelista for...