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Espiña vs. Gicole

PO2 RENY D. ESPIÑA, PETITIONER, VS. NORBERTO P. GICOLE, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 257298 | 2023-01-02

THIRD DIVISION

D E C I S I O N
 
CAGUIOA, J.:
 
 
Law enforcers thrust their lives in unimaginable zones of peril. Yet resort to wanton violence is never justified when their duty could be performed otherwise. A "shoot first, think later" disposition occupies no decent place in a civilized society. Never has homicide or murder been a function of law enforcement. The public peace is never predicated on the cost of human life.[1]
 
Before the Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[2] (Petition) filed under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the Decision[3] dated October 23, 2020 of...