Decision 44 G.R. No. 224469 Section 11. Effect of appeal by any ofseveral accused. - (a) An appeal taken by one or more of several accused shall not affect those who did not appeal, except insofar as the judgment of the appellate court is favorable and applicable to the latter; Considering the afore-cited rule, a favorable judgment - as here - shall benefit accused Demetrio who did not appeal. For as stated, an appeal in a criminal proceeding throws the whole case open for review of all its aspects, including those not raised by the parties. 109 Thus, although it is only petitioners who persisted with the present appeal, the Court may still pass upon the issue of whether their co-accused Demetrio should also be exonerated, especially since the evidence and arguments against and the conviction of petitioners, on the one hand, arid accused Demetri 0, on the other, are inextricably linked. 110 So must it be. Disposition ACCORDINGLY, the petition is GRANTED. The Decision dated May 29, 2015 and Resolution dated April 11, 2016 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No. 33906 are REVERSED and SET ASIDE~ Petitioners DIOSDADO SAMA y HINUPAS, BANDY MASANGLAY y ACEVEDA and accused Demetrio Masanglay y Aceveda are ACQUITTED on reasonable doubt in Criminal Case No. CR-05-8066. SO ORDERED. AMY1t~ER Associate Justice WE CONCUR: 109 See People v. Merced, 827 Phil. 473,492 (2018). uo See Lim v. Court ofAppeals, 524 Phil. 692 (2006)