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PEOPLE vs Damaso Job, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DAMASO JOB y MAGBANUA, MANUEL GALLEGO y LIMA, MACARIO DIAMANTE y LUNTAO, VICENTE PADRONES y LABATAGOS and JOELITO DELA TORRE y ARROYO, accused, JOELITO DELA TORRE y ARROYO, accused-appellant

G.R. Nos. 116084-85 | 2000-03-09

D E C I S I O N


QUISUMBING, J.:

On appeal is the consolidated decision dated March 21, 1993, of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City involving two cases, Criminal Cases No. Q-93-40271, for kidnapping with ransom; and No. Q-93-40272, for illegal possession of firearm. However, we are here concerned mainly with the first case, because the accused in the second case, Damaso Job y Magbanua, did not appeal his conviction.

In an Information dated January 15, 1993, accused Joelito dela Torre, Damaso Job,1 [Only Job was separately charged with illegal possession of firearms, which case was consolidated with the kidnapping case.] Manuel...