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People of the Philippines Vs. Reynaldo Baturi

PEOPLE OF THE PIDLIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. REYNALDO BATURI, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 189812 | 2014-09-01

SECOND DIVISION
 
DECISION

DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the July 7, 2009 Decision 1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 02929 that affirmed in toto the May 30, 2007 Decision2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Rosales, Pangasinan, Branch 53,  in Criminal Case No. 4938-R, finding appellant Reynaldo Baturi (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Section 5, Article II of Republic Act (RA) No. 91653 and imposing upon him the penalty of life imprisonment and a fine of P500,000.
 
Factual Antecedents

The Information4 contained the following accusatory...