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People vs. Lugnasin and Guerrero

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. VICENTE LUGNASIN AND DEVINCIO GUERRERO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 208404 | 2016-02-24

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:
 
For review is the January 23, 2013 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 02971, which affirmed with modification the March 24, 2003 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 76, Quezon City, in Criminal Case No. Q-99-87600, entitled "People of the Philippines v. Vicente Lugnasin, Tito Lugnasin, Excelso Lugnasin, Elmer Madrid, Rogelio Baldaba and Devincio Guerrero" wherein accused-appellants Vicente Lugnasin (Vicente) and Devincio Guerrero (Devincio) were found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of kidnapping for ransom.

On October 15,...