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P/C Supt. Pfleider vs. People [DISSENTING OPINION, VELASCO, JR., J.]

P/C SUPT. EDWIN A. PFLEIDER, PETITIONER, V. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 208001 | 2017-06-19

DISSENTING OPINION
 
VELASCO, JR., J.:
 
I respectfully register my dissent from the position of the majority.
 
At the onset, the counsel of petitioner P/C Supt. Edwin A. Pfleider (Pfleider) filed a Manifestation dated April 21, 2017 informing the Court that his client passed away on April 15, 2017. As such, any criminal liability which petitioner Pfleider may have by reason of Criminal Case No. 2011-04-268 had already been extinguished. Nevertheless, the Court, as the final adjudicator, must resolve the petition on its merits in order to fulfill its bounden duty to put an end to unsettled judicial controversies, especially so...