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People vs. Delos Santos

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. ERNESTO L. DELOS SANTOS, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 220685 | 2017-11-29

 

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Assailed in this petition for review on certiorari[1] are the Amended Decision[2] dated November 21, 2014 and the Resolution[3] dated August 28, 2015 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 128625, which (a) dismissed for lack of probable cause the complaint charging respondent Ernesto L. Delos Santos (respondent) with qualified theft, and (b) quashed the arrest warrant against him.
 
The Facts

In May 2007, respondent undertook the construction of the CTTL Building in Baguio City, adjacent to the Benguet Pines Tourist Inn (BPTI) which is a...