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People vs. Avancena

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ELMER AVANCENA Y CABANELA, JAIME POPIOCO Y CAMBAYA[1] AND NOLASCO TAYTAY Y CRUZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 200512 | 2017-06-07

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the Decision dated September 17, 2010[2] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 03928 affirming the Joint Decision dated December 22, 2008[3] and Order dated March 5, 2009[4] of Branch 62, Regional Trial Court of Makati City. The assailed judgments found Elmer Avancena y Cabanela (Avancena), Jaime Popioco y Cambaya (Popioco), and Nolasco Taytay y Cruz (Taytay) guilty of kidnapping with serious illegal detention and robbery.

On August 10, 2004, two (2) Informations were filed charging Avancena, Popioco, Taytay, Generoso Jaymalin y Conde (Jaymalin), Eric Nazareno y Bonita (Nazareno),...