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[2/2] PEOPLE vs. Luis B. Delmemdo

[2/2] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LUIS DELMENDO y BAL-OT and FLORENTINO DELMENDO y IPAC, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-32146 | 1981-11-23

The testimonies of Magdalena and Elpidio, even if they are the widow and son, respectively, of the deceased corroborate each other in all respects. They have been shown not to be perjured and no motive or reason was ever faintly suggested why they will perjure their testimonies. Indeed, the accused himself admitted that before the incident, they were in the best of terms with the deceased. Aside from these, the testimony of Magdalena and Elpidio of the shooting as well as the place where Luis fired from was further substantiated by the testimony of police Corporal Modesto Espejo who testified that he recovered six empty shells thereat plus...