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People vs. Luna

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RICHAEL LUNA Y TORSILINO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 219164 | 2018-03-21

DECISION
 
CAGUIOA, J:
 
"x x x And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country is planted thick with laws, from coast to coast, Man's laws, not God's! And if you cut them down, and you're just the man to do it, do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake!"
 
- Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons[1]
 
The Case

Before the Court is an appeal[2] under Section 13(c), Rule 124 of the Rules of Court from the...