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PEOPLE vs. Antonio Hamton, et al

[1/2] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. ANTONIO HAMTON a.k.a."BOY NEGRO" ANTONIO RAMIREZ alias "TONG"or "CHITO" accused. / ARTHUR PANGILINAN y DE GUZMAN a.k.a."TORING" ARNOLD LOPEZ y SERRANO a.k.a. “ADAN MANALO,” REYNALDO YAMBOT y MASAGAYA, and JUN NOTARTE (at large), accused. / ARTHUR PANGILINAN y DEGUZMAN a.k.a. "TORING" ARNOLD LOPEZ y SERRANO a.k.a. "ADAN MANALO"and REYNALDO YAMBOT y MASAGAYA, appellants.

G.R. Nos. 134823-25 | 2003-01-14

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

Before this Court for automatic review is the Joint Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Pasig City, Branch 70, penned by Judge Pablito M. Rojas in Criminal Cases Nos. 105326, 106115 and 106116, finding Arthur Pangilinan, Arnold Lopez and Reynaldo Yambot guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crimes of kidnapping for ransom and illegal possession of firearms and imposing upon each of them the supreme penalty of death and a prison term of six (6) years and one (1) day to eight (8) years.

Antonio Hamton, who was found guilty of robbery and sentenced to an "indeterminate penalty of from four (4) years of prision...