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PEOPLE vs Ex-Mayor Peralta, Tony Antonio, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. EX-MAYOR APOLINARIO PERALTA and ALBERT ABARRA, LEONILO DRIZ, ROMY EDRA, KIM SUNGA, BOY FRANCO, DENNIS VINOYA, OSCAR BARBA and TONY ANTONIO, accused, / ROMY EDRA and BOY FRANCO, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 121971 | 2000-10-16

D E C I S I O N


QUISUMBING, J.:

Accused-appellants Romy Edra and Boy Franco appeal from the decision dated August 25, 1995, of the Regional Trial Court of Makati City, Branch 66, that found both guilty beyond reasonable doubt of kidnapping for ransom and sentencing each to suffer the imprisonment of reclusion perpetua.[1]

Appellants Edra and Franco with seven others namely: Ex-mayor Apolinario Peralta @ 'Polly', Ex-Sgt. Albert Abarra,[2] Ex-CIC Leonilo Driz[3] @ 'Nilo,' Kim Sunga, Ex-Cpl. Dennis Vinoya[4] @ 'Danny,' Oscar Barba, and Ex-Cpl. Tony Antonio are co-accused in the Information which reads:

That on or about June 16, 1993 at...