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Melgar vs. People

ELSO M.F.L. MELGAR, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 223477 | 2018-02-14

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari[1] assailing the Decision[2] dated August 28, 2015 and the Resolution[3] dated February 10, 2016 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CEB-CR No. 02211, which affirmed the Judgment[4] dated September 10, 2012 of the Regional Trial Court of Cebu City, Branch 6 (RTC) in Crim. Case No. CBU-87386 finding petitioner Celso M.F.L. Melgar (Melgar) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Section 5 (e) of Republic Act No. (RA) 9262,[5] otherwise known as the "Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act...