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People vs. Siapno

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. LEONARDO SIAPNO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 218911 | 2017-08-23

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the September 24, 2014 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. C.R. HC No. 05646, which affirmed with modification the June 22, 2012 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 94, Quezon City, convicting accused-appellant Leonardo Siapno (Siapno) of the crime of Serious Illegal Detention under Article 267 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC).
 
The Information dated July 31, 2009 alleged:
 
That on or about the 30th day of July, 2009, in Quezon City, Philippines, the said accused, a private individual, did then and there, willfully, unlawfully and...