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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOEL BALUYA Y NOTARTE, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOEL BALUYA Y NOTARTE, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 181822 | 2011-04-13

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

PERALTA, J.:
 
On appeal before the Court is the Decision [1] of the Court of Appeals (CA), dated September 25, 2007 in CA-G.R.  CR No. 02370, which affirmed with modification the Decision [2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila, Branch 38, dated April 3, 2006 in Criminal Case No. 03-218310, finding herein appellant Joel Baluya guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of kidnapping and serious illegal detention and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.
 
In an Information dated September 4, 2003, appellant was indicted before RTC of Manila for the crime of kidnapping...