Back

Valderama vs. People

DEOGRACIA VALDERRAMA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND JOSEPHINE ABL VIGDEN, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 220054 | 2017-03-27

RESOLUTION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
For our resolution is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] assailing the Court of Appeals' March 9, 2015 Decision,[2] which dismissed petitioner's appeal to question the grant of the prosecution's motion for reconsideration despite procedural infirmities, and July 23, 2015 Resolution,[3] which denied reconsideration.

On July 16, 2004,[4] the city prosecutor filed before the Metropolitan Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 43 four (4) Informations for grave oral defamation against Deogracia M. Valderrama (Valderrama), pursuant to a complaint filed by Josephine ABL Vigden (Vigden).[5]

During the...