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PEOPLE vs Generoso Jo, etal.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GENEROSO JO, FELIPE LAPITAN, VIRGILIO ROCA, DELMA SOLEDAD ROCA, CEFERINO LOPEZ, LUZVIMINDA SERRANO LOPEZ and ANING LIPAYON, accused, VIRGILIO ROCA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-69236 G.R. No. L-69236 G.R. No. L-69236 | 1986-08-19

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J:

Accused Virgilio Roca appeals from the Decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch VII, Palo, Leyte, finding him guilty of Kidnapping and Serious Illegal Detention under Article 267 (4) of the Revised Penal Code, sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and ordering him to indemnify complainant in the amount of P10,000.00, and to pay 1/6 of the costs. His co-accused Generoso Jo, Delma S. Roca and Luzviminda S. Lopez were acquitted for insufficiency of evidence, while Felipe Lapitan and Ceferino Lopez had remained at-large and did not stand trial.

The evidence for the prosecution...