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Michael John Z. Malto vs. People of the Phil

MICHAEL JOHN Z. MALTO, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 164733 | 2007-09-21

D E C I S I O N
 

CORONA, J.:

Whereas, mankind owes to the child the best it has to give. (Final preambular clause of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child)

This is a petition for review[1] of the decision[2] dated July 30, 2004 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 25925 affirming with modification the decision[3] of Branch 109 of the Regional Trial Court of Pasay City in Criminal Case No. 00-0691 which found petitioner Michael John Z. Malto guilty for violation of paragraph 3, Section 5(a), Article III of RA 7610,[4] as amended.

Petitioner was originally charged in an information which read:

The undersigned Assistant City...