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Jaime Manlapaz vs. Court of Appeals, etal.

JAIME MANLAPAZ, petitioner, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. L-56589 | 1987-01-12

D E C I S I O N


NARVASA, J.:

For having allegedly extorted four packs of "Philip Morris" cigarettes from Wilfredo Oliveros, petitioner Manlapaz, a police officer in Malabon, was charged with robbery under an information reading as follows:

". . . That on or about the 13th day of October, 1974, in the municipality of Malabon, province of Rizal, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of the Honorable Court, the above-named accused, being a member of the Malabon Police Force then in uniform and taking advantage of his position, with intent of gain, and by means of threats and intimidation, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and...