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People vs. Cepeda

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. WILLIAM CEPEDA Y DULTRA* AND LOREN DY Y SERO, ACCUSED, LOREN DY Y SERO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 229833 | 2019-07-29

DECISION
 
CAGUIOA, J:
 
"[F]or the law holds, that it is better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent suffer. "[1]
 
The Case

Before the Court is an appeal[2] under Section 13(c), Rule 124 of the Rules of Court from the Decision[3] dated May 3, 2016 (CA Decision) of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01318-MIN. The CA Decision affirmed the Judgment[4] promulgated on July 24, 2014 rendered by the Regional Trial Court of Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro City, Branch 25 (RTC) in Criminal Case Nos. 2011-904 and 2011-905, which found herein accused-appellant Loren Dy y Sero (Dy) guilty with...