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Thus, the trial court erred in convicting the accused-appellant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Court upon perusal of the records allowed the application for suspension of sentence and granted bail to the accused-appellant upon execution of personal bond and sureties.[Sahbaan v. 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