- Petitioner
- Lozano
- Respondent
- People
- Citation
- G.R. No. 257743
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Division
- Second Division
- Decided
- February 14, 2022
Summary
The Supreme Court denied petitioner Mareben Gumajob Lozano's petition for review and affirmed his conviction for Robbery with Violence Against or Intimidation of Persons under Article 294(5) of the Revised Penal Code. The case involved the unlawful taking of Lord Elwyn Cordova's cellphone worth P17,890.00 through violence (grabbing and punching the victim). The prosecution successfully established all elements of robbery: taking of personal property belonging to another with animus lucrandi and with violence against persons. Both the trial court and Court of Appeals found petitioner guilty, and the Supreme Court found no error in their findings. Petitioner was sentenced to an indeterminate penalty of 4 months and 1 day of arresto mayor to 6 years, 1 month, and 11 days of prision mayor, plus restitution of P17,890.00 to the victim.