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Reynaldo S. Mariano Vs. People of the Philippines

REYNALDO S. MARIANO, Petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent,

G.R. No. 178145 | 2014-07-07

FIRST DIVISION
 
RESOLUTION

BERSAMIN, J.:
 
The courts of law are hereby reminded once again to exercise care in the determination of the proper penalty imposable upon the offenders whom they find and declare to be guilty of the offenses charged or proved. Their correct determination is the essence of due process of law.

The Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Bulacan charged the  petitioner with frustrated murder for hitting and bumping Ferdinand de Leon while overtaking the latter's jeep in the information filed in the Regional Trial Court, Branch 81, in Malolos, Bulacan (RTC), viz:
 
That on...