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PEOPLE vs. Elmer P. Nillos

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ELMER NILLOS y PALSARIO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-66161 | 1984-01-30

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

Accused-appellant Elmer Nillos was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Section 4, Article Two of Republic Act No. 6425 as amended and was sentenced by the Court of First Instance of Negros Occidental to imprisonment of twelve (12) years and one (1) day of reclusion temporal as minimum to reclusion perpetua as maximum, to pay a fine of P20,000.00 and to shoulder the costs.

Nillos appealed the decision to the Court of Appeals. In a decision dated November 18, 1983, the Intermediate Appellate Court affirmed the findings of the trial court but corrected the penalty imposed on the appellant....