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PEOPLE Vs. Antonio Gongora, Et Al., 118 Phil. 486

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ANTONIO GONGORA, ET AL., defendants, ESTANISLAO LLURCA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-14030-31 | 1963-07-31

D E C I S I O N


REGALA, J.:

On August 29, 1957, two separate informations were filed with the Court of First Instance of Leyte against Antonio Gongora and Estanislao Llurca, the first for the murder of Isabel Cortez alias Merolina Fuentes alias Nene (Criminal Case No. R-1542), and the second for frustrated murder against the person of Epifanio Boncag (Criminal Case No. R-1543).
During the arraignment and first day of trial on November 6, 1957, the accused pleaded not guilty to both cases. Inasmuch as both cases arose from the same incident, trial thereof was consolidated upon motion of the prosecuting fiscal. The same fiscal moved for...