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PEOPLE. Vs. Reynato Asuncion, etal.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. REYNATO ASUNCION and LEONARDO AGUINALDO, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. 83870 | 1989-11-14

D E C I S I O N


GRIá'O-AQUINO, J.:

The appellants, Reynato Asuncion, a policeman and Leonardo Aguinaldo, a PC sergeant, were charged with MURDER for the killing of Gregorio Vergara in Criminal Case No. 933 of the Court of First Instance (now Regional Trial Court) of Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya.

As may be gleaned from the People's brief, the facts are as follows:

Gregorio Vergara was a member of the Catalina Intelligence Security Agency (CISA) in Canili, Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Viscaya. On November 6, 1978, he was the officer in-charge of CISA.

Reynato Asuncion was a member of the Integrated National Police (INP) of Pantabangan,...