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PEOPLE vs. Leonardo Giberson, Jr.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LEONARDO GIBERSON, JR., accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-54131 | 1982-01-30

D E C I S I O N


DE CASTRO, J.:

Leonardo Giberson, Jr. was charged with kidnapping and serious Illegal detention in the Court of First Instance of Cebu which sentenced him, after due trial, as follows:

"WHEREFORE, evidence and circumstances considered pursuant to the provision of Article 267 of the Revised Penal Code, the Court finds accused Leonardo Giberson Jr. guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Kidnapping and serious Illegal Detention, and he is hereby sentenced to suffer imprisonment of Fourteen (14) Years and to pay the costs." [1]

Accused Leonardo Giberson, Jr. appealed the decision to the Court of Appeals, which...