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People of the Philippines Vs. Jerry R. Pepino and Daisy M. Balaan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus JERRY R. PEPINO and DAISY M. BALAAN, Appeellants.

G.R. No. 183479 | 2010-06-29

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO MORALES, J.:

By Amended Information of February 9, 1998, appellants Jerry R. Pepino (Pepino) and Daisy M. Balaan (Daisy), along with Alfredo R. Pelenio (Pelenio),[1] were indicted before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) for Kidnapping for Ransom with Serious Illegal Detention, as amended by Republic Act (RA) No. 7659,[2] allegedly committed as follows:

That on or about October 18, 1997 in Quezon City, Metro Manila and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the said accused conspiring and confederating together and mutually helping each other, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously...