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PEOPLE vs Manuel E. Tan, Jr., etal.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MANUEL TAN, JR. y EBLAGAS alias "Boy Tan," and HECTOR SELMO Y FLORES, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. L-53834 | 1986-11-24

D E C I S I O N


PARAS, J:

This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Pampanga, Fifth Judicial District, Branch III, finding appellants, Manuel Tan, Jr. y Eblagas, alias "Boy Tan" and Hector Selmo y Flores guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of "Robbery with Homicide."

Co-accused Nestor Navarro y Catingco pleaded guilty to the aforesaid offense charged in the information and was sentenced accordingly. The trial proceeded against Manuel Tan, Jr. and Hector Selmo, with Nestor Navarro as the principal witness for the prosecution.

In a decision dated March 31, 1980 on the said criminal case, the trial...