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Gonzalez vs. People

JASPER GONZALEZ[*] Y DOLENDO, PETITIONER, V. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 225709 | 2018-02-14

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari[1] assailing the Decision[2] dated August 7, 2015 and the Resolution[3] dated June 22, 2016 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 36523, affirming the conviction of petitioner Jasper Gonzalez y Dolendo (Gonzalez) for violation of Section 261 (q) of the Omnibus Election Code, as amended by Section 32 of Republic Act (RA) No. 7166.
 
The Facts
 
This case stemmed from two (2) separate Informations[4] filed before the Regional Trial Court of Valenzuela City, Branch 269 (RTC) accusing Gonzalez...