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Labosta vs. People

GERONIMO R. LABOSTA, PETITIONER VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R.No. 243926 | 2020-06-23

FIRST DIVISION
 
 
DECISION
 
REYES, J. JR., J.:
 
Before the Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari filed under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the Decision[1] dated May 31, 2018 of the Court of Appeals (CA) and its subsequent Resolution[2] dated December 17, 2018 in CA-G.R. CR No. 38997.

These are the facts:

Geronimo R. Labosta (Labosta) was charged with homicide through an Information dated November 5, 2003, which reads:
 
That on or about the 25th day of September 2003 at around 6:00 o'clock in the evening, at barangay Lipata, municipality of Buenavista province of Marinduque,...