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Godofredo Orfanel vs. People Of The Phil.

GODOFREDO ORFANEL, petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondent.

G.R. No. L-26877 | 1969-12-26

D E C I S I O N 


CONCEPCION, J.: 

From a decision of the Court of Appeals, affirming that of the Court of First Instance of Manila, convicting him of the crime of libel and sentencing him to pay a fine of P2,000.00, with subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, which shall not exceed six (6) months, and to pay the costs, defendant Godofredo Orfanel has appealed, by petition for review on certiorari, which has been given due course. 

Complainant, Jesus Ballesteros, is an employee of the Bureau of Printing, in which he has been working since 1963. On May 5, 1961, defendant Godofredo Orfanel wrote t4 the Director of...