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PEOPLE vs Leonardo Tolentino

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LEONARDO TOLENTINO, accused, HAMID DUMA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-50103 | 1986-11-24

D E C I S I O N


FERNAN, J:

In Criminal Case No. 151 of the then Court of First Instance of Basilan, Hamid Duma, Leonardo Tolentino and Romeo Palermo were accused of the crime of robbery with homicide said to have been committed as follows:

"That on or about the 23rd day of February, 1977 and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, viz., at the Office of the Zamboanga Coconut Planters Trading, Inc., Municipality of Isabela, Province of Basilan, Philippines, the above named accused, taking advantage of the night to better accomplish their purpose and forming a group of three [3] persons armed with axe, bolo and knife, conspiring...