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PEOPLE vs. Johnson So, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOHNSON SO, ZOSIMO GRACILLA, NEPTALE GIVERA, ARTURO DIAZ and MOISES GARALDE, accused, NEPTALE GIVERA, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. L-39504-06 | 1984-01-30

D E C I S I O N


RELOVA, J.:

Neptale Givera, Johnson So, Zosimo Gracilla, Arturo Diaz and Moises Garalde were charged before the then Circuit Criminal Court of Sorsogon under three (3) separate informations, two (2) of which are for murder - for the death of Mayor Luis de Castro and Esteban Gracilla, docketed as Criminal Cases Nos. CCC-X-21 and CCC-X-22, and one (1) for frustrated murder, for shooting Pat. Ofelio Geronga, docketed as Criminal Case No. CCC-X-23.

After arraignment and trial, the five (5) named accused were found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crimes charged against them. The dispositive portion of the decision...