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Nerio Belvis II vs. Court of Appeals, etal.

NERIO BELVIS III, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. L-38907-09 | 1988-11-14

D E C I S I O N


NARVASA, J.:

By separate informations, four (4) related criminal actions were instituted in the Court of First Instance of Manila. 1 One, Criminal Case No. 8953, accused petitioner Nerio Belvis III, together with Rodolfo Donate and Antonio Reyes, of robbery. The second, Criminal Case No. 8954, charged the three with murder. The other two, Criminal Cases Numbered 8955 and 8956 did not involve Belvis ---- Case No. 8955 accused only Rodolfo Donate of the felony of assault upon an agent of a person in authority; and Case No. 8956, only Antonio Reyes, of illegal possession of firearm and ammunition.

The cases were jointly...