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PEOPLE vs. Victor Timon, Jose Sampiton, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. VICTOR TIMON y CASAS, JOSE SAMPITON y SENTUS, JESUS LAGARAS y CORNELIO and CLARO RAYA y BERENO, accused-appellants.

G.R. Nos. 97841-42 | 1997-11-12

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J:

In denying this appeal from a conviction of piracy, the Court reiterates some well-settled doctrines on identification of felons, waiver of objections to illegal arrest, and assessment of the credibility of witnesses.

The Case

Before us is an appeal from the Decision dated September 24, 1990 of the Regional Trial Court of Malabon, Metro Manila, Branch 72, 1 convicting Appellants Victor Timon, Jose Sampiton, Claro Raya and Jesus Lagaras of piracy defined under Presidential Decree No. 532 and sentencing them to "life imprisonment or reclusion perpetua."

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