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Gerunda vs. People

LEO I. GERUNDA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 261084 | 2023-08-07

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, J., J.:
 
This Court resolves the Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] filed by Leo I. Gerunda (Gerunda), seeking to reverse and set aside the Decision[2] and Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA). The assailed Decision affirmed with modification the Judgment[4] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) and found Gerunda guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of direct bribery as an accomplice, while the assailed Resolution denied Gerunda's Motion for Reconsideration.

Gerunda and Atty. Aurelio M. Diamante, Jr. (Atty. Diamante) were charged with direct bribery based on the...