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Lastimosa vs. People

LEO A. LASTIMOSA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 233577 | 2022-12-05

D E C I S I O N
 
CAGUIOA, J.:
 
Before the Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] filed by the accused-appellant Leo A. Lastimosa (Lastimosa) assailing the Decision[2] dated July 27, 2016 and Resolution[3] dated August 2, 2017 of the Court of Appeals – Cebu City Special Nineteenth Division (CA) in CA-G.R. CEB-CR No. 02233, which affirmed his conviction for Libel.
 
The Facts

The present case stemmed from an Information for Libel, the accusatory portion of which reads:

That on or about the 29th day of June 2007, in the City of Cebu, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable...