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Lito Vino vs. People 178 SCRA 626

LITO VINO, petitioner, vs. THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and THE COURT OF APPEALS, respondents.

G.R. No. 84163 | 1989-10-19

R E S O L U T I O N

GANCAYCO, J.:

The issue posed in the motion for reconsideration filed by petitioner of the resolution of this Court dated January 18, 1989 denying the herein petition is whether or not a finding of guilt as an accessory to murder can stand in the light of the acquittal of the alleged principal in a separate proceeding.

At about 7:00 o'clock in the evening of March 21, 1985, Roberto Tejada left their house at Burgos Street, Poblacion, Balungao, Pangasinan to go to the house of Isidro Salazar to watch television. At around 11:00 P.M., while Ernesto, the father of Roberto, was resting, he heard two gunshots. Thereafter,...