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PEOPLE Vs. Pamping Paingin, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. PAMPING PAINGIN, GITONG MALDUMAN, and THREE (3) JOHN DOES, accused. / PAMPING PAINGIN, appellant.

G.R. No. 148228 | 2003-12-04

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 40, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro ("trial court") in Criminal Case No. C-4970, finding appellant Pamping Paingin ("appellant") guilty beyond reasonable doubt of kidnapping and sentencing him to reclusion perpetua.

The Charge

On 23 May 1996, an Information[2] for kidnapping was filed with the trial court against appellant, Gitong Malduman and three John Does. The accusatory portion of the Information reads:

That on or about the 3rd of May, 1995 at around 1:00 o'clock in the afternoon, in Barangay Paitan, Municipality of...