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People vs. De Guzman y Yanzon

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FRANCO DARMO DE GUZMAN Y YANZON, A.K.A. DARMO YAZON Y CORTEZ, A.K.A. FRANCO DE GUZMAN Y CORTEZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 214502 | 2015-11-25

D E C I S I O N
 
VILLARAMA, JR., J.:
 
Before us is an appeal[1] from the January 21, 2014 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 05794 affirming the September 4, 2012 Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 140, Makati City, finding appellant Franco Darmo de Guzman (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of kidnapping and serious illegal detention as defined under Article 267[4] of the Revised Penal Code.

On October 28, 2010, an Information[5] was filed against appellant for the crime of kidnapping or serious illegal detention which reads:
 
On the 6th...