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Atienza et al. vs. People of the Philippines

RICARDO L. ATIENZA AND ALFREDO A. CASTRO, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 188694 | 2014-02-12

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:

Assailed in this petition for review on certiorari[1] is the Decision[2] dated November 28, 2008 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR. No. 30650 which affirmed the Decision[3] dated June 8, 2006 of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 21 (RTC) in Criminal Case Nos. 01-197425 and 01-197426, finding petitioners Ricardo L. Atienza (Atienza) and Alfredo A. Castro (Castro) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crimes of Robbery and Falsification of Public Document.

The Facts

Atienza and Castro (petitioners) are employees of the CA, particularly assigned to its Budget Division and...