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People vs Basher Bongcarawan

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BASHER BONGCARAWAN y MACARAMBON, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 143944 | 2002-07-11

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated December 27, 1999 of the Regional Trial Court of Iligan City, Branch 06, in Criminal Case No. 06-7542, finding accused Basher Bongcarawan y Macarambon guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 16, Article III of Republic Act No. 6425[2] as amended, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and to pay a fine of Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500,000.00) without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency.

Accused Basher Bongcarawan y Macarambon was charged in an Information which reads, thus:

"That on or about March 13, 1999, in the...