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The appeal is dismissed.
Reasons
The grounds of appeal are examined.
The lower court found the Defendant guilty of the instant facts charged on the ground that the Defendant’s submission of the said property report to the Election Management Committee for disclosure of the matters concerning the property constitutes an act of publishing false facts while recognizing at least dolusence that the matters concerning his/her property recorded in the property report are false at the time of registering the candidate for the
The judgment below
Examining the reasoning in light of the evidence duly admitted, the lower court did not err by misapprehending the legal doctrine on willful negligence, as alleged in the grounds of appeal, thereby adversely affecting the conclusion of the judgment.
Therefore, the Defendant’s appeal is dismissed as it is without merit. It is so decided as per Disposition by the assent of all participating Justices on the bench.