REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

COURT OF APPEALS
MANILA

CA-G.R. CR-HC NO. 112233

RTC Br. 1, Makati City
Criminal Case No. 9876
For: Violation of Section 28(a), R.A. No. 10591

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

-versus -

KARL FREDERICK ALMASEN y PANGILINAN,

Accused-Appellant.

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BRIEF FOR THE PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE
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Associate Solicitor JOSELITO Y. BAUTISTA

Associate Solicitor CZARINA R. BORLONGAN
Associate Solicitor MARIA CECILIA LOUISE CABRAL

OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL

134 Amorsolo Street, Legaspi Village
Makati City 1229
Counsel for the Plaintiff-Appellee

ATTY. JUAN DELA CRUZ

Counsel for the Accused-Appellant
Unit 143, 136 APMC Building Rada Street,
Legaspi Village, Makati City
Tel. No. 8878-5440 / 8878-5456
Email: law@sbglaw.com
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STATEMENT OF THE CASE 1

COUNTER-STATEMENT OF FACTS 3

ARGUMENTS 5

DISCUSSIONS 5

PRAYER 18

LAWS/RULES CITED:

Revised Philippine National 8

Police Operational Procedures
https://pnp.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/POP-Manual-2021.pdf

Revised Rules on Criminal Procedure 10

Rule 117, Sec. 1

Revised Rules of Evidence 17

Rule 131 Sec. 3(m)

CASES CITED

Bustillo v. People, 17
G.R. No. 160718, May 12, 2010

People v. Cogaed 9
G.R. No. 200334, July 30, 2014

People v. Costelo 10
316 SCRA 895 [1999].

Posadas v. Court of Appeals 7

G.R. No. 89139, August 2, 1990

People v. Ramos 11
G.R. No. 200077, September 17, 2014.
People v. Solomon 10
G.R. No. 246579, February 19, 2020

Saluday v. People 10
G.R. No. 215305, April 3, 2018

Sayco v. People 11
G.R. No. 159703, March 3, 2008