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People vs. Yambot

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FREDDIE YAMBOT y DELOS SANTOS, FRANCIS VERSOZA, ARNILO GAVIOLA y CARBAJAL, MARCIANO SAYASA, and EDGARDO LINGAN, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 120350 | 2000-10-13

D E C I S I O N

PERCURIAM:

For automatic review hereis the Decision[1] of Branch 171, Regional Trial Court ofValenzuela, in Criminal Case No. 3964-V-94, finding appellants guilty of thecrime of kidnapping for ransom; and sentencing them as follows:

"WHEREFORE, finding the accused Freddie Yambot y delosSantos, Francis Versoza, Arnelo (sic) Gaviola y Carbajal, Marciano Sayasa andEdgardo Lingan Guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the offense of Kidnapping forRansom as charged, they are hereby sentenced, each, to death by electrocutionpursuant to Article 81 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended.

The accused are likewise sentenced each to indemnify...