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People of the Philippines Vs. Randy Magbanua alias "Boyung" and Wilson Magbanua

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-appellee, versus RANDY MAGBANUA alias “BOYUNG” and WILSON MAGBANUA, Accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 170137 | 2009-08-27

D E C I S I O N


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

This is an appeal from the September 28, 2005 Decision[1] of the Court Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 01063, affirming the February 7, 2003 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court of Angeles City, Branch 59 (RTC) in Criminal Case No. 99-1569, convicting accused-appellants Randy Magbanua (Randy) and Wilson Magbanua (Wilson) for violation of Section 8, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 6425; sentencing them to reclusion perpetua, and ordering each of them to pay a fine of Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500,000.00).

In an Information[3] dated December 8, 1999, accused-appellants were charged...