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PEOPLE vs. Ediberto Gomez, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellant, vs. EDILBERTO GOMEZ, PRUDENCIO N. CICHON, CESAR V. CASTILLO, PEDRO CUENTO and JOHN DOE, defendant-appellees. [G.R. No. L-29087. September 30, 1982.] THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellant, vs. LORENZO DELANTAR, PRUDENCIO N. CICHON, JESUS F. ATILANO, JOHN DOE and RICHARD DOE, defendants-appellees. [G.R. No. L-29088. September 30, 1982.] THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellant, vs. PRUDENCIO N. CICHON and PAULINO T. DUMA, defendants-appellees. [G.R. No. L-29089. September 30, 1982.] THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellant, vs. JESUS F. ATILANO, PRUDENCIO N. CICHON and PEDRO CUENTO, defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. L-29086 | 1982-09-30

D E C I S I O N


RELOVA, J.:

In 1962, four (4) informations were filed by the prosecuting fiscals before the Court of First Instance of Zamboanga City. They were as follows:

1. Criminal Case No. 3083. - On May 24, 1962, Edilberto Gomez, Prudencio N. Cichon, Cesar V. Castillo, Pedro Cuento and John Doe were charged in the Court of First Instance of Zamboanga City with the crime of Estafa thru falsification of public/official documents. The case was docketed as Criminal Case No. 3083.

The prosecuting officers certified under oath that they had conducted a preliminary investigation of the case in accordance with law; and that they...