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Atty. Constantino vs. People

ATTY. BERNARDO T. CONSTANTINO, PETITIONER, V. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 225696 | 2019-04-08

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
For a notary public to be found guilty of falsifying a notarial will, the prosecution must prove that he or she has falsified or simulated the signatures of the testator or the instrumental witnesses to make it appear that they participated in the execution of the document when they did not.
 
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