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People vs. De La Peña

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MAXIMO DELA PEÑA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. ROMY REAL, DANNY REAL AND ONYONG REYES, ACCUSED.

G.R. No. 219581 | 2018-01-31

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
Maximo De La Peña (appellant) filed this appeal assailing the December 16, 2014 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC. No. 00834 which affirmed with modification the October 22, 2007 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Calbiga, Samar Branch 33, in Criminal Case No. CC-2006-1608 finding him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of piracy.

Appellant was charged, with the crime of piracy defined under Presidential Decree (PD) No. 532 allegedly committed as follows:

That on or about the 24th day of September 2005, at about 1:00 o'clock in the morning,...