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PEOPLE vs. Fortunato Mendoza, Et Al.121 Phil. 13

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FORTUNATO MENDOZA, ET AL., defendants. LORENZO VILLANUEVA and COPIA MANSAKA, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-16392 | 1965-01-30

D E C I S I O N 


PER CURIAM: 

On March 7, 1958, Fortunato Mendoza, Manuel de la Cruz, Lorenzo Villanueva, Copia Mansaka, Villamor Corpuz, Ladjahali Patdi alias Kulot and Domingo Diaz alias Antonio Dominguez alias Bigote, were charged with murder before the Court of First Instance of Rizal. Upon arraignment, they all pleaded not guilty to the charge. Pending trial, the case against Ladjahali Patdi and Domingo Diaz alias Antonio Dominguez alias Bigote, was provisionally dismissed upon motion of the prosecuting fiscal. On March 2, 1959, the case against Fortunato Mendoza, Manuel de la Cruz and Villamor Corpuz was likewise...