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Belmonte vs. People

KEVIN BELMONTE Y GOROMEO, PETITIONER, V. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 224143 | 2017-06-28


D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari[1] filed by petitioner Kevin Belmonte y Goromeo (Belmonte) assailing the Decision[2] dated June 30, 2015 and the Resolution[3] dated March 14, 2016 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 05362, which affirmed the Decision[4] dated November 23, 2011 of the Regional Trial Court of San Fernando City, La Union, Branch 30 (RTC) in: (1) Crim. Case No. 8979, finding Belmonte, Mark Anthony Gumba y Villaraza (Gumba), and Billy Joe Costales (Costales) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Section 5,...