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People of the Philippines Vs. Christopher Bringas y Perlas, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus CHRISTOPHER BRINGAS y GARCIA, BRYAN BRINGAS y GARCIA, JOHN ROBERT NAVARRO y CRUZ, ERICKSON PAJARILLO y BASER (deceased), and EDEN SY CHUNG, Accused-Appeellants.

G.R. No. 189093 | 2010-04-23

D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR., J.:

The Case

In the instant appeal,[1] accused-appellants John Robert Navarro y Cruz, Christopher Bringas y Garcia, Bryan Bringas y Garcia, and Eden Sy Chung seek their acquittal by a reversal of the January 3, 2006 Decision[2] and June 6, 2007 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00911, which affirmed their earlier conviction by the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 258 in Parañaque City for violation of Republic Act No. (RA) 6539 (Carnapping) and for violation of Article 267 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC) (Kidnapping for Ransom) in Criminal Case Nos. 95-136 and...