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PEOPLE vs Narciso Saldana, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus NARCISO SALDANA (At Large), ELMER ESGUERRA (At Large), FERNANDO MORALES, and ARTURO MALIT, Accused, FERNANDO MORALES and ARTURO MALIT, Appeellants.

G.R. No. 148518 | 2004-04-15

DECISION


PER CURIAM:

On automatic review is the decision[1] dated February 2, 1999 of the Regional Trial Court of San Fernando, Pampanga, Branch 47, in Criminal Case No. 8371, finding appellants Fernando Morales and Arturo Malit, and their co-accused Narciso Saldaña and Elmer Esguerra guilty of the crime of kidnapping for ransom and imposing on them the penalty of death.

The crime was allegedly committed as follows:

That on or about the 9th day of November, 1994, in the municipality of Bacolor, province of Pampanga, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, conspiring and confederating...