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Ricardo Suarez Vs. People of the Phil.

RICARDO SUAREZ,Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and A.H. SHOPPERS' MART, INC., Respondents.

G.R. No. 172573 | 2008-06-18

D E C I S I O N


PUNO, C.J.:

This Petition for Review on Certiorari assails the Decision[1] and Resolution[2] of the Court of Appeals, dated November 21, 2005 and April 10, 2006 respectively, in CA-G.R. SP No. 00284. The Court of Appeals set aside the Regional Trial Court's (RTC's) Omnibus Decision[3] dated August 30, 2004 and Order[4] dated September 13, 2004, and reinstated the Municipal Trial Court in Cities' (MTCC's) Joint Decision[5] dated April 23, 2004 in Criminal Case Nos. 14988 and 14989. The MTCC found petitioner Ricardo Suarez guilty of two (2) counts of violation of Batas Pambansa (B.P.) Blg. 22.

Petitioner is Ricardo...