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People. vs. Pan provo, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PAN PROVO, ET AL., defendants, JOSE MESINA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-28347 | 1971-01-20

D E C I S I O N 


CONCEPCION, J: 

Defendant Jose Mesina seeks the reversal of a decision of the Court of First Instance of Tarlac, the dispositive part of which reads: 

"WHEREFORE, on reasonable doubt, the accused PAN PROVO and LEONARDO DAVID are ACQUITTED of the crime charged, with costs de officio. However, PAN PROVO should be released from detention because of the pendency of Criminal Case No. 2190 of this Court wherein the said accused is one of those charged for Murder. With reference to LEONARDO DAVID, his immediate release is ordered unless his confinement is warranted by some other legal cause. 

"As for the accused...