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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. Pohong, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. KOLOH POHONG, AHALIN ADJAMIN, JANALA KULANA and ESPITAL SARATAL, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-32332 | 1973-08-15

D E C I S I O N

CASTRO, J:

The four defendants Koloh Pohong, Ahalin Adjamin, Janala Kulana and Espital Saratal all pleaded guilty at their arraignment on July 6, 1970 in criminal case 61 of the Court of First Instance of Basilan. The information recites that on June 8, 1970, at Langisan, District of Lamitan, City of Basilan, all the said defendants, together with one Ujaring alias Ujang Asari who pleaded not guilty, formed a band (more than three of them armed with paltik shotguns, pira or barong) and robbed, by means of force upon things and violence against persons, a certain Elena de Balneg of various articles worth P220; and that on...