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Padilla, Roy, et al. Vs. Court of Appeals

ROY PADILLA, FILOMENO GALDONES, ISMAEL GONZALGO and JOSE FARLEY BEDE?A, petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, respondent.

G.R. No. L-39999 | 1984-05-31

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari of a Court of Appeals' decision which reversed the trial court's judgment of conviction and acquitted the petitioners of the crime of grave coercion on the ground of reasonable doubt but inspite of the acquittal ordered them to pay jointly and severally the amount of P9,000.00 to the complainants as actual damages.

The petitioners were charged under the following information:

"The undersigned Fiscal accused ROY PADILLA, FILOMENO GALDONES, PEPITO BEDEá'A, YOLLY RICO, DAVID BERMUNDO, VILLANOAC, ROBERTO ROSALES, VILLANIA, ROMEO GARRIDO, JOSE ORTEGA, JR.,...