G.R. No. 175229 12 of 14 http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2009/jan2009/175229.htm WHEREFORE, the petition is DENIED for lack of merit and the assailed Decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No. 00611 dated January 31, 2006 is AFFIRMED. SO ORDERED. TERESITA J. LEONARDO-DE CASTRO Associate Justice WE CONCUR: RENATO C. CORONA Acting Chairperson LEONARDO A. QUISUMBING Associate Justice MA. ALICIA AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ Associate Justice CONCHITA CARPIO MORALES Associate Justice ATTESTATION I attest that the conclusions in the above Decision were reached in consultation before the case was assigned to the writer of the opinion of the Courts Division RENATO C. CORONA Associate Justice Acting Chairperson, First Division CERTIF ICATION 1/25/2016 5:55 AM