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Albino Josef vs. People 475 SCRA 417

ALBINO JOSEF, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES** and AGUSTIN ALARILLA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 146424 | 2005-11-18

D E C I S I O N

CORONA, J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari[1] of a decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR no. 23234,[2] which affirmed the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Malolos Bulacan convicting Albino Josef of 26 counts of violation of BP 22, also known as the Anti-Bouncing Checks Law.[3]

By way of a preliminary clarification, this is a petition for review of the CA's decision affirming Albino Josef's conviction for 26 counts of violation of BP 22. It is therefore a criminal case and the People of the Philippines should be impleaded as a respondent in line with Section 2, Rule 125 of the 2000 Rules of...