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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee,vs.JERRY JACALNE y GUTIERREZ, Accused-Appeellant.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee,vs.JERRY JACALNE y GUTIERREZ, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 168552 | 2011-10-03

THIRD DIVISION

DECISION
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
For resolution is the appeal filed by appellant Jerry G. Jacalne assailing the Court of Appeals (CA) Decision[1] dated March 31, 2005 in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00473.
 
The facts of the case follow.
 
In an Information[2] dated March 15, 1996, appellant was charged with Kidnapping and Serious Illegal Detention committed as follows:
 
That on or about the 8th day of March 1996, in the Municipality of Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, who is a private individual, without legal authority or justifiable motive,...