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PEOPLE Vs. Jonathan L. Padua, Et Al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JONATHAN PADUA Y LLENADO, JOHN DOE and PETER DOE, accused, JONATHAN PADUA Y LLENADO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 100916 | 1992-10-29

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

The issue in this case is the consequence of the positive identification of the accused made by the lone prosecution eyewitness (complainant herself) on which the trial court's judgment of conviction mainly rested.

This appeal prays for a reversal of the decision of the Regional Trial Court, Fifth Judicial Region, Branch 28, Naga City in Criminal Case No. RTC 90-3138, the dispositive portion of which reads:

"WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing findings that the prosecution was able to prove beyond reasonable doubt the guilt of the accused Jonathan Padua y Llenado of the crime of kidnapping with...