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Javier vs. Gonzales [DECISION]

LOIDA M. JAVIER, PETITIONER, V. PEPITO GONZALES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 193150 | 2017-01-23

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
SERENO, C.J.:
 
Two Decisions were promulgated by the trial court in this case: the first one for conviction, and the second for acquittal. We are called upon to resolve the procedural question of whether the promulgation in absentia of the earlier judgment of conviction was valid.
 
This Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 seeks a reversal of the Court of Appeals (CA) Decision[1] and Resolution[2] in CA-G.R. SP No. 97629. The CA affirmed the Decision[3] of Branch 40 of the Regional Trial Court of Palayan City,...