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                                                   G.R. No. 89823             June 19, 1991 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,  plaintiff-appellee, vs. EUTROPIO TIOZON y ACID,  accused-appellant. The Solicitor General for plaintiff-appellee. Lorenzo G. Parungao for accused-appellant. DAVIDE, JR.,  J.: SUMMARY: Accused found guily by RTC of Caloocan for violating Sec. 1 of PD 1866 for illegal possession of firearms and murder. Hence, this appeal. Can double jeopardy be invoked by the accused? No, the two crimes are not the same offense, double jeopardy can only be invoked when there are same offenses. In the case, one is a special law and the other is penalized by the RPC. The crime of murder or homicide is not absorbed by PD 1866 because it will result to an absurdity where a more serious offense is absorbed by a...

                                                                         EN BANC [G.R. No. L-13315. April 27, 1960.] THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff and appellee, v. BUENAVENTURA BULING, defendant and  Appellant . Assistant Solicitor General Esmeraldo Umali and Solicitor Emerito M. Salva for  Appellee . Francisco A. Puray for  Appellant . SUMMARY: Accused was charged of a crime of less serious physical injuries, where he pleaded guilty. He already served his sentence, when a second information was filed against him, this time for serious physical injuries. This was after the X-ray findings showed by another physician resulted to findings that the victim will not be able to work for 1 to 2 months because of the wound. RULING: SC held that there is double jeopardy, because u...