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PEOPLE vs. Gilbert Medrano, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GILBERT MEDRANO, ET AL., accused. ANTONIO POBLETE, MARCELO ARZADON and EDILBERTO ARZADON, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-55831 | 1983-05-30

R E S O L U T I O N


AQUINO, J.:

Gilbert Medrano complains that in this Court's decision of May 31, 1982, he was erroneously included as an appellant together with his three co-accused appealed. Medrano's grievance is justified. Through clerical misprision, he was regarded as an appellant. (People vs. Medrano, et al., 114 SCRA 335).

Not having appealed, this Court did not have jurisdiction over his case. The sentence against him is void being coram non judice and may be attacked anytime. The dispositive part of the decision is hereby amended as follows by deleting any reference to Medrano.

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