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People Vs. Faustino Lopez, Et Al.113 Phil. 155

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FAUSTINO LOPEZ, ET AL., defendants. PERFECTO LOPEZ, DOMINADOR LOPEZ, TEODORICO LOPEZ and VALENTIN LOPEZ, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-12704 | 1961-09-30

D E C I S I O N 


PADILLA, J.: 

On 29 October 1955, the chief of police of Bantay, Ilocos Sur, subscribed and swore to a complaint charging Perfecto Lopez, Teodorico Lopez, Faustino Lopez, Dominador Lopez and Valentin Lopez with the crime of murder for the death of Eleuterio Paza. On the same day, the Justice of the Peace conducted a preliminary inquiry or examination of the witnesses, namely, Saturnino Lopez, Teodoro Pablico, Victoriano Tabuso and Venancio Palapala, to determine whether there was a reasonable ground to believe that the offense charged had been committed and the defendants were probably guilty thereof, and, if so,...