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PO2 Pineda vs. People

POLICE OFFICER 2 ARTHUR M. PINEDA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 228232 | 2023-03-27

D E C I S I O N
 
LAZARO-JAVIER, J.:
 
The Case

This Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] assails the following dispositions of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No. 35683, entitled "PO2 Arthur M. Pineda v. People of the Philippines," viz.:
 
1)
Decision[2] dated July 14, 2016, affirming the conviction of petitioner Police Officer 2 Arthur M. Pineda (PO2 Pineda) for Evasion through Negligence under Article 224 of the Revised Penal Code; and
 
 
2)
Resolution[3] dated November 14, 2016, denying petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration.
 
Antecedents

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