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PEOPLE Vs. Jailon Kulais, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JAILON KULAIS, CARLOS FALCASANTOS @ "Commander Falcasantos," AWALON KAMLON HASSAN @ "Commander Kamlon," MAJID SAMSON @ "Commander Bungi," JUMATIYA AMLANI DE FALCASANTOS, NORMA SAHIDDAN DE KULAIS, SALVADOR MAMARIL y MENDOZA, HADJIRUL ASIN y ALIH, JAINUDDIN HASSAN y AHMAD, IMAM TARUK ALAH y SALIH, JALINA HASSAN DE KAMMING, FREDDIE MANUEL @ "Ajid" and several JOHN and JANE DOES, accused, JAILON KULAIS, appellant.

G.R. Nos. 100901-08 | 1998-07-16

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J:

The trial court's is erroneous in taking of judicial notice of a witness' testimony in another case, also pending before it, does not affect the conviction of the appellant, whose guilt is proven beyond reasonable doubt by other clear, convincing and overwhelming evidence, both testimonial and documentary. The Court takes this occasion also to refund the bench and the bar that reclusion perpetua is not synonymous with life imprisonment.

The Case

On August 22, 1990, five Informations for kidnapping for ransom (Crim. Cases Nos. 10060, 10061, 10062, 10063 and 10064) and three Informations for kidnapping...