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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE VS. ESTANLY OCTA Y BAS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE VS. ESTANLY OCTA Y BAS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 195196 | 2015-07-13

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
SERENO, C.J.:
 
Before us is a Notice of Appeal[1] dated 30 July 2010 from the Court of Appeals (CA) Decision[2] dated 19 July 2010 in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 03490, affirming the Decision[3] dated 15 May 2008 in Criminal Case No. 04-224073 issued by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 48, Manila, convicting accused-appellant Estanly Octa y Bas, guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of kidnapping for ransom.

As culled from the records, the prosecution’s version is herein quoted:
 
In the morning of September 25, 2003, around 6:40 A.M., Johnny Corpuz (Johnny) and Mike...