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Gerardo C. Sarmiento vs. People of the Phil., et al.

GERARDO SARMIENTO Y CAHIWAT, petitioner, vs. THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, ET AL., respondents; ANTONIO G. MASCARDO, petitioner, vs. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL., respondents.

G.R. No. L-36042 | 1980-07-15

D E C I S I O N


DE CASTRO, J.:

Antonio de la Cruz, Bernardo Asistio, Gerardo Sarmiento, Romulo Cerdenola and Antonio Mascardo, were charged in the City Court of Caloocan City, with illegal possession of firearms, and after trial, they were sentenced to imprisonment of five (5) years each and the submachinegun in question was confiscated in favor of the government. Only Gerardo Sarmiento, Antonio Mascardo and Romulo Cerdenola perfected their appeal to the Court of Appeals which affirmed in toto the decision of the trial court. From the decision of the Court of Appeals, Gerardo Sarmiento and Antonio Mascardo filed separate petitions for...