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Romeo Sayo y Aquino, et al. Vs. People of the Philippines

ROMEO SAYOC y AQUINO and RICARDO SANTOS y JACOB, Petitioners, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 157723 | 2009-04-30

D E C I S I O N


Tinga, J.:

This petition assails the Decision[1] dated 30 January 2002 of the Court of Appeals which affirmed the Decision[2] dated 25 November 1999 of the Regional Trial Court finding the accused guilty beyond reasonable doubt for violation of Presidential Decree No. 532, otherwise known as the Anti-Highway Robbery Law of 1974, and the Resolution[3] dated 14 October 2002 denying the motion for reconsideration.[4]

The facts, culled from the records, are as follows:

In the afternoon of 4 March 1999, Elmer Jaen (Jaen) was aboard a bus when a fellow passenger announced a hold-up. Three (3) persons then proceeded to divest...