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People vs. Bustinera

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. LUISITO D. BUSTINERA, appellant.

G.R. No. 148233 | 2004-06-08

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO MORALES, J.:

From the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 217, Quezon City finding appellant Luisito D. Bustinera guilty beyond reasonable doubt of qualified theft[2] for the unlawful taking of a Daewoo Racer GTE Taxi and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, he comes to this Court on appeal.

In an information[3] dated June 17, 1997, appellant was indicted as follows:

The undersigned accuses LUISITO D. BUSTINERA of the crime of Qualified Theft, committed as follows:

That on or about the 25th day of December up to the 9th day of January, 1997, in Quezon City, Philippines, the said accused...