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PEOPLE. Vs. Genaro Batac

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GENARO BATAC alias "ROGELIO", defendant-appellant. ********************************** THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RENATO "ATO" REFUERZO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-54500 | 1988-01-29

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

The killing in these cases was committed inside a passenger bus in transit. It was done in cold blood and openly, without even the slightest attempt at concealment. The assailants simply did their gory deed and then fled from the vehicle, presumably on foot. They left one man dead and the rest of the passengers in terror. The slain victim, who never knew what hit him, was a municipal policeman.

In time, Genaro Batac was charged as the actual gunwielder and, after trial, convicted of murder. 1 Subsequently, the other appellant, Renato Refuerzo, was arrested, accused of the same offense, and also convicted after...