1 January 2001, 350 SCRA 679, 691.

37 People v. Galvez, G.R. No. 130397, 17 January 2002.

38 People v. Dela Cruz, G.R. No. 139970, 6 June 2002.

39 People v. Galvez, supra.

40 TSN, 16 May 1994, pp. 3-8.

41 TSN, 18 February 1994, pp. 14-16; 28 February 1994, pp. 3-5.

42 TSN, 21 March 1994, pp. 34-54.

43 Id., pp. 54-56.

44 Exhibit H; Record, pp. 63-64.

45 Record, p. 64.

46 Id.

47 TSN, 22 April 1994, pp. 3-7.

48 TSN, 27 August 1993, p. 3.

49 Aquino R.C., Revised Penal Code, 1997 ed., Vol. I, p. 139.

50 Id.

51 Aquino R.C., Revised Penal Code, supra, pp. 147-148, citing People v. Espina, CA
49 O.G. 983; People v. Del Pilar, CA 44 O.G. 596 and U.S. v. Macasaet, 35 Phil. 229
[1916].

52 People v. Fajardo, CA-G.R. No. 4679, 30 June 1950, 6 Velayo�s Digest 115.

53 Aquino R.C., supra, p. 116, citing People v. Dolfo, CA 46 O.G. 1621.

54 Reyes L.B., The Revised Penal Code, Vol. I, 14th Revised Edition (1998), pp.
179-180.

55 TSN, 16 August 1994, pp. 14-16; 1 February 1994, pp. 7-10.

56 U.S. v Laurel, 22 Phil. 252 [1912].

57 People v. Sotelo, 55 Phil. 396 [1931].

58 People v. Babiera, 52 Phil. 97, 110 [1928].

59 TSN, 16 May 1994, pp. 7-8, 30-31.

60 Id., pp. 9-10.

61 People v. Danilo Abino y Advincula, G.R. No. 137288, 11 December 2001, citing
People v. Solis, G.R. No. 138986, 20 January 2001, citing People v. Ale, 145 SCRA
50 [1986]; People v. Malbog, 342 SCRA 620 [2000]; People v. Sevilla, 339 SCRA 625
[2000].

62 Frias v. People, 245 Phil. 1, 14 [1984].

63 Revised Penal Code, Article 101.

64 Marcia, et al. v. Court of Appeals, 205 Phil. 147, 157 [1983].

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