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Rosario Panuncio Vs. People of the Philippines

ROSARIO S. PANUNCIO, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 165678 | 2009-07-17

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

Before the Court is a petition for review assailing the 15 June 2004 Decision[1] and 15 October 2004 Resolution[2] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No. 25254.

The Antecedent Facts

On 3 August 1992, at about 4 o' clock in the afternoon, operatives of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Special Mission Group Task Force Lawin of the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission (PACC) led by then Philippine National Police Superintendent Panfilo Lacson and Police Senior Inspector Cesar Ouano, Jr., armed with Search Warrant No. 581-92 issued by then Regional Trial Court Judge Bernardo P. Pardo,...